Bankfoot
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![]() A view south along Bankfoot's Dunkeld Road |
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OS grid reference | NO067354 |
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Council area | Perth and Kinross |
Lieutenancy area | Perth and Kinross |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PERTH |
Postcode district | PH1 |
Dialling code | 01738 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Ochil and South Perthshire |
Scottish Parliament | Perthshire North |
Coordinates: 56°30′05″N 3°31′02″W / 56.501390°N 3.517272°W
Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately eight miles north of Perth and seven miles south of Dunkeld. Bankfoot had a population of 1,136 in 2001.[1]
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Education[edit]
The village has a primary school – Auchtergaven Primary School – which is named after the Church of Scotland parish of Auchtergaven, in which Bankfoot resides.[2]
Pubs and hotels[edit]
The village has one licensed premises: The Bankfoot Inn. The Bankoot Inn, is a restored 18th-century coaching inn, which has a public bar with real ales, a lounge bar with real fire and a restaurant. The inn hosts live music every month and also hosts a weekly "open session", in which musicians can bring along an instrument and join in. The inn also has bedrooms.
Public spaces[edit]
The Bankfoot Church Centre opened in October 2008 to replace the nineteenth century church building which was destroyed by fire in February 2004. The building is used every day by many groups, fitting its tag line during the build "Bankfoot Church and Community Building together".[3]
Sport[edit]
Football[edit]
Bankfoot is home to the junior football club Bankfoot Athletic.
Other sports[edit]
Bankfoot has a tennis club with two courts, a badminton club and a bowling club, which hosted the Caledonia Challenge Cup in August 2010.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=Bankfoot&mainLevel=Locality
- ^ http://www.auchtergaven.pkc.sch.uk/ (accessed on 21/06/08)
- ^ http://www.bankfootchurch.org.uk/ "The website of the Bankfoot Church Centre" (accessed on 24/01/2011)
- ^ "Bankfoot to host Caledonia Challenge Cup" - Perthshire Advertiser, 20 August 2010
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