Burrelton

Burrelton
Burrelton  Burrelton shown within Perth and Kinross
OS grid reference	NO199370
Civil parish	Burrelton-Cargill
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLAIRGOWRIE
Postcode district	PH13
Dialling code	01828
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish Parliament	Perth Mid Scotland and Fife
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 56°31′06″N 3°18′12″W / 56.518195°N 3.303398°W

Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about 12 miles outside Perth and 15 miles outside Dundee. It is joined onto another smaller village, Woodside. It is 2 miles from Coupar Angus and 5 miles from Balbeggie.^[1] The population in 2001 was 621.^[2]

Entering Burrelton from the south

Education

The village is home to a small primary school called Burrelton Primary School.^[3] This school currently has a roll of 89 (as of September 2013) and students typically progress to one of the associated high schools, Perth Academy, or Blairgowie High School.^[4]

Notable residents

• James Lamond, former Labour MP was born here in 1928
• Bill Walker, former MP of the Conservative Party resides close to the village

References

1. "Blairgowrie & Forest of Alyth", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-23121-6
2. "Details of Burrelton". Scottish-places.info. 2002-02-20. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
3. "Burrelton Primary School". Burrelton.pkc.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
4. "Burrelton Primary School - Perth & Kinross Council". Pkc.gov.uk. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-09-10.

External links

• ED.ac.uk