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Bridgend is a village near
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Scotland, approximately east of the city centre, on the eastern banks of the
River Tay The River Tay (, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing' David Ross, ''Scottish Place-names'', p. 209. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, 2001.) is the longest river in Sc ...
. It is in
Kinnoull Kinnoull is a parish in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately half a mile northeast of Perth city centre. Beginning at the level of the River Tay, which separates the parish from Perth, Kinnoull's terrain continues to rise as it cont ...
parish.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'' (1901)
- p. 190
A settlement has existed here since at least the 16th century. The main access roads to Bridgend from the centre of Perth are West Bridge Street (the A85, which crosses Perth Bridge) and South Street (which crosses Queen's Bridge). Due to its location at the bottom of a hill rising to the east, the junction of Main Street and Gowrie Street (known as Bridgend Cross) has become prone to flooding."Council accused of “talking tripe” on Bridgend flooding"
– ''The Courier'', 9 September 2015
Torrential rains in July 2011 damaged homes and business after rivers of water flowed down Lochie Brae and Bowerswell Road. After a similar occurrence in September 2015, discussions began about installing flood defences.


Listed buildings

The following buildings in Bridgend are
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s: * 1 West Bridge Street (former tollbooth, later J. S. Lees Fish & Poultry Shop) *1, 3 Commercial Street (formerly the Cross Keys Hotel and the Strasbourg Rock Club) *Main Street, numbers 1–5 *Main Street, numbers 2–16 *Main Street, 7, 9, 11 *''Inchbank'', 26 Main Street *''Earnoch'', Main Street *''
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'', Main Street *''Inveraven'', 42 Main Street *''Riversdale'', Main Street *''Springbank'', Main Street (divided into three flats) * Ardchoille Lodge, Strathmore Street (formerly Rosemount, later Perth and Kinross District Police)


Amenities

The Bridgend Inn, a Tennent's pub, is located at 69 Main Street, while the Strathmore Bar is at 43 Main Street. The latter was the Strathmore Hotel around the turn of the 20th century and was advertised as having livery stables. Its proprietors in 1907 were Watt and Ramsay. Bridgend was without its own
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for over a decade, until one opened on West Bridge Street in March 2020, but closed again in April 2022 due to "lower than expected footfall".


Notable people

* James Croll, scientist (1821–1890), worked for Bridgend coffee merchant David Irons * James Forbes, botanist (1773–1861) * John Murray Robertson, architect (1844–1901), died at Crossmount in Bridgend * George Seton, philanthropist (1822–1908)Perth Post Office Directory 1837


Gallery

File:The imperial gazetteer of Scotland; or, Dictionary of Scottish topography, compiled from the most recent authorities, and forming a complete body of Scottish geography, physical, statistical, and (14595861428).jpg, Perth Bridge as it was before being widened in 1869 File:Bridgend, Perth, 1903.jpeg, A circa-1903 view. Many of the buildings here are now gone; see following modern image File:Commercial Street, Bridgend, Perth.jpg, Flats and maisonettes on Commercial Street in Bridgend, looking southeast from Perth Bridge File:Strathmore Hotel.jpeg, Strathmore Hotel, Main Street, 1893 File:Bridgend Inn - geograph.org.uk - 515351.jpg, Bridgend Inn, pictured in 2007 File:Gannochy Road, Bridgend (geograph 6873066).jpg, Gannochy Road, leading up the hill from Bridgend File:Inveraven.jpg, Inveraven, 42 Main Street


References

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External links


"Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal"
Perth and Kinross Council Perth and Kinross Council () is the local authority for Perth and Kinross, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since 1999. It is based in Perth. History A district called Perth and Kinross was ...
, includes a townscape analysis of Bridgend
Bridgend
– Scottish-Places.info
Footage from 1936 of Bridgend from the Perth side of Smeaton's Bridge
– "The Town of the Tay – Perth",
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, 13 April 2014 Villages in Perth and Kinross