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Pitlochry (/ p ɪ t ˈ l ɒ x r i /; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chloichridh or Baile Chloichrigh) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel.It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.
The current land registration system in Scotland divides Scotland into 33 Registration Counties, [6] each coming into effect on various dates between 1981 and 2003. These areas in most cases resemble those of the pre-1975 administrative counties with Glasgow being the only current city to form a registration county.
Combined counties: Two small counties, Nairnshire and Kinross-shire were combined with the neighbouring counties of Moray and Perthshire for most local government purposes. In these "combined counties", there was a joint county council. The separate county councils continued to exist, however, and were responsible for minor local government ...
Perth & Clackmannan Shires. 1854. Civil Parish map. Perthshire was one of the largest counties, whereas Kinross-shire was one of the smallest; it was the least populous Scottish county in the 1921 census. [5] In 1930 the county councils for Perthshire and Kinross-shire were combined for most purposes.
This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The list includes the county town, area, and population density.
Historic county: Perthshire within Scotland: Area • 1975: 2,528 sq mi (6,550 km 2) (5th) History • Succeeded by: Tayside Region: Status: Local government county (until 1975) Land registration county (1868–) Chapman code: PER: Government • HQ: Perth (county town and administrative centre) • Motto: Pro Lege et Libertate ('For Law and ...
The county maps of Herman Moll (c. 1745) ... List of counties of Scotland in 1951 by population and by area; List of counties of Scotland in 1971 by population;
Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996—former system of regions and districts. Subdivisions of Scotland—unitary authority areas, in use from 1996 to present. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions—in use from 1999 to present. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999 to 2011.