Methven

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Methven

Total population

1,270

Coordinates56.42°, -3.58°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Methven is a large village in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross, on the A85 road due west of the city of Perth. It is near the village of Almondbank. The village has its own primary school, church, bowling club, community halls, playing field with sports facilities and skate-park, and a variety of businesses.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Robert III of Scotland

King of Scotland

Robert Stirling

clergyman, engineer, inventor of the Stirling engine (1790–1878)

Francis Grant

British painter (1803-1878)

James Lorimer

British lawyer (1818-1890)

J

James Forbes

British gardener and botanist (1773-1861)

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Andrew Brown

Scottish–born Australian industrialist and philanthropist

Carolina Nairne

Scottish songwriter

George Turnbull

Scottish railway engineer in India (1809-1889)

Robert Stephen Rintoul

British journalist, editor

J

James Stirling

(1800–1876) Scottish engineer

Lawrence Macdonald

British artist (1799–1878)

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Sandy McLaren

Scottish footballer (1910-1960)

Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet

Scottish baronet, historian and Lyons king-of-arms

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William Luke

American papermaker (1829-1912)

E

Eric Anderson

Scottish footballer (born 1930)

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Peter Malloch

Malloch, Peter Duncan (1852–1921), fishing tackle maker and naturalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• Guildtown
  7.6 mi away
• Corrymuckloch
  9.8 mi away
• Monzievaird
  12 mi away
• Glendevon
  13.5 mi away
• Denmylne
  14.8 mi away
• Balgay
  15.1 mi away
• Bogmiln
  15.9 mi away
• Powgavie
  16.2 mi away
• Carsegour
  17.8 mi away
• Moulinearn
  18.3 mi away
• Nether Pitcastle
  18.5 mi away
• Nether Balchandy
  18.7 mi away

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