Forth Village is situated near Lanark, Scotland on the A706. It is twinned with Yvetot & Hemmingen and stands 1000 feet above sea level, with a population of around 3500. Although it is thought that the population has increased slightly in recent years, despite the closure of local mines and factories such as British Leyland at Bathgate which was a large employer in the area.

The village of Forth is surrounded by smaller villages of Climpy, Braehead, Wilsontown with Haywood, Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax lying to the east of Wilsontown. Transport links are quite good with buses running to Lanark and Glasgow. However bus links to Livingston and the East are improving. The local shops are well supported, Forth has a Nursery and Primary School, Sports Centre, Library, Post Office and Bank. The local football team are Forth Wanderers, famous people from Forth include George Gracie who featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the Scotland's tallest man at 7 foot 3 inches ( 221 cm's) and weighed 32 stone (203kg) . Also from the sporting world, Willie Waddell who had a very distinguished career in football. He was born and brought up in the village of Forth. He first played with Lanark Grammar School and was then signed for Forth Wanderers before going to play with Glasgow Rangers, and the Scotland team. After his playing days he became manager of Kilmarnock before moving to Rangers

Cycle Routes around Forth. Click Here

Walks around Forth.
A guide to walks in Forth are available to download from the Forestry Commission