Bannockburn

The mining and weaving industries led to Bannockburn growing and expanding, and the town center is exactly what you'll find all over the UK. The main street is called, simply Main Street (it is called High Street in some other towns), and there are lots of shops ... butcher, deli, restaurants, pubs, churches. Interestingly, the street begins and ends with a church, the first being owned by the Calvinist Church of Scotland and the second by the Evangelist Free Church of Scotland. It's a colorful street, without so much traffic as the dual-carriageway now connects Stirling to Falkirk, passing outside the town.