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| − | '''Bankfoot''' is a village in [[Perthshire]], approximately eight miles north of the county town, [[Perth]], and seven miles south of [[Dunkeld]]. | + | '''Bankfoot''' is a village in the parish of Auchtergaven in [[Perthshire]], approximately eight miles north of the county town, [[Perth]], and seven miles south of [[Dunkeld]]. |
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 30 September 2015
| Bankfoot | |
| Perthshire | |
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 A view south along Bankfoot's Dunkeld Road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO067354 |
| Location: | 56°30’5"N, 3°31’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,136 (2001) |
| Post town: | Perth |
| Postcode: | PH1 |
| Dialling code: | 01738 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Perth and Kinross |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ochil and South Perthshire |
Bankfoot is a village in the parish of Auchtergaven in Perthshire, approximately eight miles north of the county town, Perth, and seven miles south of Dunkeld.
Pubs and hotels
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
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".[1]
Sport
- Football (junior): Bankfoot Athletic
- Badminton
- Bowling
- Tennis
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bankfoot) |
References
- ↑ http://www.bankfootchurch.org.uk/ "The website of the Bankfoot Church Centre" (accessed on 24/01/2011)
