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词条 Bankfoot
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  1. Education

  2. Pubs and hotels

  3. Public spaces

  4. Sport

     Football  Other sports 

  5. Notable residents

  6. See also

  7. References

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| country = Scotland
| official_name = Bankfoot
| population =
| population_ref =
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|label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|56.5013|-3.5172|display=inline,title}}
| 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
| london_distance=
| edinburgh_distance=
}}Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately {{convert|8|mi}} north of Perth and {{convert|7|mi}} 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+ [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]

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".[5]

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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]

Notable residents

  • Miles Briggs - MSP
  • Jessie Margaret King (1862–?), writer

See also

  • List of places in Perth and Kinross

References

1. ^http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=Bankfoot&mainLevel=Locality
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/area.html#!|title=Area Profiles {{!}} Census Data Explorer {{!}} Scotland's Census|last=GROS|website=www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-11-11}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/area.html|title=Area Profiles {{!}} Census Data Explorer {{!}} Scotland's Census|last=GROS|website=www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=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. ^"Bankfoot to host Caledonia Challenge Cup" - Perthshire Advertiser, 20 August 2010
{{commons category|Bankfoot, Perth and Kinross|Bankfoot}}{{Perth & Kinross Towns & Villages}}{{PerthKinross-geo-stub}}

1 : Villages in Perth and Kinross

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