Burrelton
Human settlement in Scotland
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Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about 12 miles (19 kilometres) outside Perth. It is joined onto another smaller village, Woodside.[2] The population in 2001 was 621.[3]
| Burrelton | |
|---|---|
  Burrelton Location within Perth and Kinross | |
| Population | 720 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NO199370 |
| Civil parish |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLAIRGOWRIE |
| Postcode district | PH13 |
| Dialling code | 01828 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Education
The village is home to a small primary school called Burrelton Primary School.[4] Pupils typically progress to one of the associated high schools, Perth Academy, or Blairgowie High School.[5]
Transportation
Woodside and Burrelton railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway, on the former Scottish Midland Junction Railway, running between Perth and Arbroath. It became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.[6]
Notable residents
- James Lamond, former Labour MP was born here in 1928
- Bill Walker, former MP of the Conservative Party lived close to the village
