The village is situated in the Forth Valley, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town of Falkirk.

[2] Originally a separate village, Bainsford has now become part of the town of Falkirk.

In 1880 Bainsford Bluebonnets cricket club founded a football team called 'Bainsford Britannia' but changed their name to East Stirlingshire F.C.

[4] The team played their home games at Firs Park in Falkirk before ground sharing with Stenhousemuir F.C.

At the start of the 2018/19 season they switched to using the Falkirk Stadium Bainsford also was home such local sports heroes such as boxer Dearn Savage and rugby player Robert Spencer.