Greenloaning
Greenloaning is located in Perth and Kinross
Greenloaning
Greenloaning
Location within Perth and Kinross
Population141 [1]
OS grid referenceNN835077
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDunblane
Postcode districtFK15
Dialling code01786
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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56°14′51″N 3°52′54″W / 56.2474°N 3.8816°W / 56.2474; -3.8816

Greenloaning is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) south of Braco and 5 miles (8 kilometres) north of Dunblane.[1]

The Allanbank Hotel existed as an inn between the 18th century and early 21st century. It was founded by the Monteath family.[2] It was also the site of the Strathallan Farmer's Club founded in 1804.[2]

Greenloaning is the home of the Greenloaning Burns Club.[3]

Greenloaning railway station was closed in 1956, but part of the station building still survives.[4]

Greenloaning Primary School was permanently closed in June 2019 by Perth and Kinross Council.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b The Gazetteer for Scotland, Greenloaning, http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/towndetails1225.html
  2. ^ a b Alexander B Barty, (1944),The History of Dunblane, P225
  3. ^ Greenloaning Burns Club No 116,(2010), http://greenloaningburnsclub.com/history.php
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Greenloaning Station (105436)". Canmore. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Greenloaning Primary School". Perth & Kinross Council. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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