Auchterarder

Auchterarder

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Auchterarder
os_grid_reference= NN945125
latitude=56.293167
longitude=-3.706142
gaelic_name= Uachdar Àrdair
scots_name=
map_type=Scotland
population= 3,945 [cite web|publisher=Scotland's Census Results Online|title =Comparative Population Profile: Auchterarder Locality | url=http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=auchterarder&mainLevel=Locality | date = 2001-04-29| accessdate =2008-08-31 ] (2001 census)
est. 4,450 [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data] (2006),
unitary_scotland= Perth and Kinross
lieutenancy_scotland= Perth and Kinross
post_town= AUCHTERARDER
postcode_district = PH3
postcode_area= PH
dial_code= 01764
constituency_westminster= Ochil and South Perthshire
constituency_scottish_parliament= Perth

Auchterarder (Scottish Gaelic: "Uachdar Ardair") is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the famous Gleneagles Hotel. The 1.5 mile long High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "Lang Toon".

In 1834, a controversy over patronage in the selection of a parish minister was the first in a chain of events which would ultimately lead to the 1843 schism in the Church of Scotland. The remains of this church – the tower – have recently been renovated, and there is a plaque explaining what the church used to look like.

In 2008, it was revealed that Auchterarder had the two most expensive streets in Scotland. [http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/755975?UserKey=]

Famous residents

Former World Snooker Champion, Stephen Hendry, lives in Auchterarder.
The Scottish novelist James Kennaway was born in Auchterarder.

References

External links

* [http://www.perthshire.co.uk/index.asp?lm=46 Visit Scotland - Auchterarder and The Ochils]
* [http://www.auchterardergolf.co.uk/ Auchterarder Golf Club]
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/auchterarder/auchterarder/index.html Undiscovered Scotland - Auchterarder]
* [http://www.auchterarder.org The Auchterader Knowledge]


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