Arnprior, Stirling
Arnprior
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Location within the Stirling council area | |
OS grid reference | NS610948 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stirling |
Postcode district | FK8 |
Dialling code | 01786 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Arnprior is a hamlet in the Stirling council area of Scotland on the A811 about 12 miles west of Stirling and is one of the smallest community council districts in the region. The hamlet is next to the Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve and close to the east boundary of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, which includes the Lake of Menteith.[1]
Until 1996, the hamlet had a
Etymology
The name is from the Gaelic 'earrann' meaning a division of land.
The town of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada was named after the hamlet, the ancestral home of its founder Archibald McNab.
Commerce
The notable commerce of the hamlet is provided by Arnprior Farm, which in 2015, as part of a diversification programme, established what it claims to be "Scotland's original and best pumpkin patch".[3]
In addition, there is also a hair salon and agricultural mechanics.
References
- ^ a b "Arnprior: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Proposed Closure of Arnprior Primary School" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Pumpkins | Arnprior Farm".
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