Forgandenny
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Forgandenny is a small village located four miles Southwest of Perth, Scotland. Perth is a 20 minute bus ride from Forgandenny and there is a regular Stagecoach service. Forgandenny is 45 minutes from Edinburgh and 1 hour from Glasgow. The village is also close to the East coast mainline and there is a daily train service to London Kings Cross.
Forgandenny has a church (of Norman origin, though the windows and doors are not original), village hall, a primary school and a Bed and Breakfast. Near the village since 1920 is Strathallan School, a boarding school of approximately 450 pupils and 60 staff, many of whom live in Forgandenny.[1]
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Mr. Gregory Ross released a book called "Forgandenny a place in History" on the 1st of December 2007. The books tells the story of the history of forgandenny and also includes Aberdalgie, Pathstruie, West Dron and Pitkeathly.
This quiet place is becoming popular as the nearby attactments Strathallen Village and Ardargie becoming better places to live.[citation needed]
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- Forgandenny, United Kingdom Page Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004
- Excerpt from the 1861 parochial directory for Fife and Kinross: Forgandenny
- Kinross, Scotland: 1841 Census of the Parish of Forgandenny
- Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross The Gazetteer for Scotland
- Forgandenny, a Place in History