Bankfoot

Bankfoot
A view south along Bankfoot's Dunkeld Road
Bankfoot Bankfoot shown within Perth and Kinross
OS grid reference	NO067354
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
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 56°30′05″N 3°31′02″W / 56.501390°N 3.517272°W / 56.501390; -3.517272

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]

Education

Bankfoot Post Office stands on the village's Main Street.

Until 1931 Bankfoot had a railway station, seen here in 1961.

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

The village has two licensed premises: the Bankfoot Inn and the Atholl Inn. The Bankoot Inn is a restored 18th-century coaching inn which has a public bar with real ales, a lounge bar with fire and a restaurant. The inn hosts live music every month and also hosts a weekly "open session", to which musicians can bring an instrument and join in. The inn also has bedrooms. The Atholl is further north on the main street and also serves food.

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".^[3]

Sport

Football

Bankfoot is home to the junior football club Bankfoot Athletic.

Other sports

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]

Notable residents

Miles Briggs - MSP

References

↑ 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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Perth and Kinross

Gowrie and Stormont	Abernethy Abernyte Achalader Airntully Alyth Balbeggie Bankfoot Birnam Blairgowrie and Rattray Burrelton Campmuir Caputh Clunie Collace Cottown Craigie Coupar Angus Dunkeld Errol Finegand Forteviot Glencarse Harrietfield Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield Inchture Inchyra Invergowrie Kettins Kilspindie Kinloch Kinnaird, Gowrie Kinrossie Kirkmichael Leetown Longforgan Luncarty Meikleour Meigle Moneydie Murthly Perth Pitcairngreen Rait Redgorton Rhynd St Madoes Scone Spittal of Glenshee Stanley Waterloo Wolfhill Woodside

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Breadalbane	Aberfeldy Acharn Achnafauld Amulree Ardtalnaig Dull Fearnan Fortingall Grandtully Kinloch Rannoch Lawers Kenmore Strathtay Weem

Strathearn	Aberargie Abercairny Aberdalgie Aberuthven Almondbank Ardoch Auchterarder Blackford Braco Bridge of Earn Carpow Comrie Crieff Dunning Findo Gask Forgandenny Forteviot Greenloaning Invermay Madderty Methven Monzievaird Muthill Ochtertyre Pitkeathly Wells St Fillans Tibbermore

Kinross/Fothriff	Abbots Deuglie Balado Blairingone Carnbo Carsehall Crook of Devon Dalqueich Duncrievie Glenfarg Glenlomond Kinnesswood Kinross Middleton Milnathort Powmill Rumbling Bridge Scotlandwell

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