Bankfoot Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Bankfoot
Population Ref:
Os Grid Reference:NO067354
Label Position:left
Coordinates:56.501°N -3.516°W
Unitary Scotland:Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy Scotland:Perth and Kinross
Constituency Westminster:Ochil and South Perthshire
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Perthshire North
Post Town:PERTH
Postcode District:PH1
Postcode Area:PH
Dial Code:01738
Static Image Name:Dunkeld Road, Bankfoot.jpg
Static Image Caption:A view south along Bankfoot's Dunkeld Road

Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth and south of Dunkeld. Bankfoot had a population of 1,136 in 2001.[1] In the 2011 Census the population of Bankfoot was 1,110 people with there being a slightly higher number of male residents (51.4%) than female residents (48.6%).[2] It was found that 33% of Bankfoot residents were aged 60 or older.[3]

Education

The village has a primary school – Auchtergaven Primary School – which is named after the Church of Scotland parish of Auchtergaven, in which Bankfoot resides.[4]

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".[5]

Sport

Football

Bankfoot was 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.[6]

Public transport

Train

Until 1931 Bankfoot had a railway station, Bankfoot railway station, which was on the branch line to and from Perth railway station.

Bus

A bus service, started in the 1930s, of Stanley-based Allan & Scott, used to run the 50NaN0 between Stanley and Bankfoot twice a day on Sundays. The service was taken over in 1946 by A&C McLennan of Spittalfield. Permission to use double decker buses was granted in 1950. In 1952, the fare was 5 shillings single and 10 shillings return, with gradual increases to 8 shillings single and one farthing return by 1963. By 1966, the service operated only on the first Sunday of each month. Service was withdrawn in 1967,[7] although A&C McLennan was still in operation in 1969.[8]

Notable residents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Browser Population. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223142147/http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=Bankfoot&mainLevel=Locality. 2012-02-23.
  2. Web site: Area Profiles Census Data Explorer Scotland's Census. GROS. www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. en. 2018-11-11.
  3. Web site: Area Profiles Census Data Explorer Scotland's Census. GROS. www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. en. 2018-11-11.
  4. http://www.auchtergaven.pkc.sch.uk/ (accessed on 21/06/08)
  5. http://www.bankfootchurch.org.uk/ "The website of the Bankfoot Church Centre" (accessed on 24/01/2011)
  6. http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk/perthshire-sport/perthshire-bowls-scotland/2010/08/20/bowls-bankfoot-to-host-caledonia-challenge-cup-73103-27097750/ "Bankfoot to host Caledonia Challenge Cup"
  7. The Courier, 2 April 2020, p. 28
  8. http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/17th-october-1969/34/scottish-fares-increases "Scottish fare increases"