Bankfoot is a village in

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, Scotland, approximately north of

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and south of

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. Bankfoot had a population of 1,136 in 2001. 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%). It was found that 33% of Bankfoot residents were aged 60 or older.

Education

The village has a primary school – Auchtergaven Primary School – which is named after the

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parish of Auchtergaven, in which Bankfoot resides.

Pubs and hotels

The village has two licensed premises: the Bankfoot Inn and the Atholl Inn. The Bankfoot Inn is a restored 18th-century

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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".

Sport

Football

Bankfoot was home to the

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club Bankfoot Athletic.

Other sports

Bankfoot has a

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club with two courts, a

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club and a

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club, which hosted the Caledonia Challenge Cup in August 2010.

Public transport

Train

Until 1931 Bankfoot had a railway station,

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, which was on the branch line to and from

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Bus

A bus service, started in the 1930s, of

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-based Allan & Scott, used to run the 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

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es was granted in 1950. In 1952, the fare was 5

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s single and 10 shillings return, with gradual increases to 8 shillings single and one

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return by 1963. By 1966, the service operated only on the first Sunday of each month. Service was withdrawn in 1967, although A&C McLennan was still in operation in 1969."Scottish fare increases"
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'', 17 October 1969

Notable residents

* Miles Briggs - MSP *

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(1862–?), writer

References

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