Kincardine is a civil parish in the Scottish council area of Stirling and the former county of Perthshire in the historic district of Menteith.
| Kincardine | |
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| Area | 16 sq mi (41 km2) [1] |
| Population | 1,148 (2011) |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
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| Community council |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stirling |
| Postcode district | FK9 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
It lies between the River Teith and River Forth and contains the villages of Blair Drummond and Thornhill. The parish church is 2 miles south-west of Doune.
In 1877, the Thornhill part of the parish was erected into a separate parish for ecclesiastic (but not civil) purposes. [2]
At the last census (2011), the population of the civil parish was 1,148.[3] The area of the parish is 10,207 acres.[4] Kincardine parish is also a Community Council area under the name Thornhill and Blairdrummond.[5]
References
edit- ^ Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A survey of Scottish Topography statistical biographical and historical, by Francis H. Groome; publ. Thomas C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1882 - 1885. (Article on Kincardine)
- ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland, web site www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk - See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish Retrieved April 2021.
- ^ Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
- ^ Stirling Council website, Community Council boundaries -www.stirling.gov.uk/media/2704/comcouncil_boundary-areas_2018.pdf Retrieved May 2021
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