Burrelton

Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about 12 miles (19 kilometres) outside Perth. It is joined onto another smaller village, Woodside.^[2] The population in 2001 was 621.^[3]

Entering Burrelton from the south

Burrelton
Burrelton Location within Perth and Kinross
Population	720 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	NO199370
Civil parish	Burrelton-Cargill
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLAIRGOWRIE
Postcode district	PH13
Dialling code	01828
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish Parliament	Perth Mid Scotland and Fife
List of places UK Scotland 56.518195°N 3.303398°W / 56.518195; -3.303398

Education

The village is home to a small primary school called Burrelton Primary School.^[4] Pupils typically progress to one of the associated high schools, Perth Academy, or Blairgowie High School.^[5]

Transportation

Main article: Woodside and Burrelton railway station

Woodside and Burrelton railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway, on the former Scottish Midland Junction Railway, running between Perth and Arbroath. It became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.^[6]

Notable residents

• James Lamond, former Labour MP was born here in 1928
• Bill Walker, former MP of the Conservative Party lived close to the village