Methven is a large village in the
ScottishScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
region of
Perth and KinrossPerth and Kinross is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
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It is on the
A85 roadThe A85 is a major road in Scotland. It runs east from Oban along the south bank of Loch Etive, through Lochawe and Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Crieff before terminating at Perth, where it crosses the River Tay via Perth Bridge. Its name between the latter two locations is...
due west of the town of
PerthPerth is a former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area. According to the 2001 census, its population is 43,450...
. The village has two pubs, a restaurant, accommodation, a Chinese takeaway/chippie, a tearoom, a general store, a garage and a post office/general store. In February 2008, a sports and remedial massage parlour opened, replacing a hairdressing salon, but was closed by October 2008 and this unit is still vacant one year on.
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Methven is a large village in the
ScottishScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
region of
Perth and KinrossPerth and Kinross is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
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It is on the
A85 roadThe A85 is a major road in Scotland. It runs east from Oban along the south bank of Loch Etive, through Lochawe and Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Crieff before terminating at Perth, where it crosses the River Tay via Perth Bridge. Its name between the latter two locations is...
due west of the town of
PerthPerth is a former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area. According to the 2001 census, its population is 43,450...
. The village has two pubs, a restaurant, accommodation, a Chinese takeaway/chippie, a tearoom, a general store, a garage and a post office/general store. In February 2008, a sports and remedial massage parlour opened, replacing a hairdressing salon, but was closed by October 2008 and this unit is still vacant one year on. The village restaurant is having change of ownership as of October 2009. There are also some other businesses within Methven. Work began on a new pedestrian crossing in the village in 2008, but has been slow to progress with it still not complete as of February 2009. Locals have campaigned for a crossing for years because of the busy main road that cuts through the village. The work to install it (as well as nearby works to upgrade the gas pipe network in the village) caused some disruption.
Methven is close to another Perthshire village,
AlmondbankAlmondbank is a large village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.- DARA/Vector Almondbank :The Defence Aviation Repair Agency site at Almondbank was a major employer in the community for many years providing essential support to the British Armed Forces...
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Methven was the site of a battle in 1306 between Scottish forces led by newly crowned king Robert the Bruce, and English forces led by Aymer de Valence, the 2nd Earl of Pembroke, resulting in a resounding win for the English. This was part of the Scottish Wars of Independence.
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