Kincardine-in-Menteith

Kincardine is a civil parish in the Scottish council area of Stirling and the former county of Perthshire in the historic district of Menteith.

Kincardine
Area16 sq mi (41 km2[1]
Population1,148 (2011)
• Density72/sq mi (28/km2)
Civil parish
  • Kincardine
Community council
  • Thornhill and Blairdrummond
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStirling
Postcode districtFK9
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56°10′01″N 4°02′38″W / 56.167°N 4.044°W / 56.167; -4.044

It lies between the River Teith and River Forth and contains the villages of Blair Drummond and Thornhill. The parish church is 2 miles south-west of Doune.

In 1877, the Thornhill part of the parish was erected into a separate parish for ecclesiastic (but not civil) purposes. [2]

At the last census (2011), the population of the civil parish was 1,148.[3] The area of the parish is 10,207 acres.[4] Kincardine parish is also a Community Council area under the name Thornhill and Blairdrummond.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
  2. ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A survey of Scottish Topography statistical biographical and historical, by Francis H. Groome; publ. Thomas C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1882 - 1885. (Article on Kincardine)
  3. ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland, web site www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk - See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish Retrieved April 2021.
  4. ^ Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
  5. ^ Stirling Council website, Community Council boundaries -www.stirling.gov.uk/media/2704/comcouncil_boundary-areas_2018.pdf Retrieved May 2021