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145-208 – Romans pass through
400-500 – Picts rule Eastern Scotland North of the Forth.
860 – Stone Bridge built by King Oswald of Northumbria.
1220 – The name Cornton appears in the records
1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge
1387 – Thomas Fraser of Cornton witnesses document anent the Bishop of Aberdeen.
1388 – Hugh Fraser of “Corntown” witnesses a Charter in favour of John Fraser of Forglen.
1440 – King James II recoups the charter from John Fraser.
1467 – Poverty in Cornton; King provides sustenance.
1500 – The current “Old Bridge” is constructed. (Circa)
1525 – Janet Sinclair is born.
1542 – Mary Queen of Scots is born. Janet Sinclair takes up position as her nurse.
1544 – Janet Sinclair is gifted a life rent of of the town and lands of Corntoun
1557 – Janet Sinclair dies.
1571 – John Hamilton Archbishop of St Andrews is executed on the old Bridge.
1632 – James Steuart takes up residence at Brigend.
1706 – Wester Cornton Farm.
early 1700s – Bridgehaugh Farm.
1745 – Old Bridge Arch blown up.
1746 – Duke of Cumberland’s men repair the bridge on the way to Culloden.
1815 – Corn Laws enforced
1829 – Smallholdings before Cornton Vale
1839 – 1840 – Bridgehaugh, Topsy Turvy & Forthvale Cottages, Cabinetmakers, Forth Woollen Mill.
1846 – Corn Laws repealed
1848 – Railway
1860 – Forthvale Woollen Mill.
1864 – Whale remains found at Brickworks site.
1871 – Cornton Vale Farm.
1872 – The Education Act provides for schooling of all children aged between 5 and 13.
Late 1800s – 3 Bridgehaugh
1898 – Rubber Works
1907 – Church Colony at Cornton Vale.
1909 – The Barnwell brothers make Scotland’s first heavier than air flight at Causewayhead.
1911 – Confectionery Fire and construction of Brighae.
1912 – Winclyffe (Orchard Cottage)
1924 – 44-66 Cornton Road.
1926 – Level Crossing Holdup.
1928 – McGrouther’s Bacon Factory.
1930 – Unemployment in Scotland reaches 25% during the depression years.
1937 – Safe Blowing at McGrouthers
1938 – The Empire Exhibition, Bellahouston Park Glasgow
1942 – Willie Carson Born.
1945 – Borstal at Cornton Vale
1947 – Prefabs
1948 – Haugh Road
Late 40s – Child Welfare Centre.
1955 – Safe blowing at McGrouthers again.
1958 – Cornton Primary School. Pig Industry Development Station.
Early 1960s – Single Storey Prefabs demolished Flats built.
1966 – Community Centre last used before demolition. Cornton Baptist Church.
1971 – Farmer’s Marketing Corporation buys McGrouthers.
1975 – Women’s Prison at Cornton Vale. Castle Vale.
1983 – Forth Electrics takes over the Pig Industry Development site.
1990 – Business Park opens on McGrouthers site. Basilisks.
1993 – John Forty’s Court.
1995 – Forth Park & Vale Grove
2000 – Westhaugh
2003 – Bracken Lane, Fernbank & The Meadows
2023 – HMP & YOI Stirling
2026 – Sink Hole appears on Cornton Road
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