| County of Kinross until circa 1890 |
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| Area - Total |
Ranked 33rd 46,485 acres (188 km²) |
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| County town | Kinross |
| Chapman code | KRS |
Kinross-shire, officially the County of Kinross, was a county of Scotland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Kinross ( Gaelic: Ceann Rois) is a Burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Its county town was Kinross. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Kinross ( Gaelic: Ceann Rois) is a Burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. To the north it bordered Perthshire, to the east and south Fife, and to the west Clackmannanshire. Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Clackmannanshire ( Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic; nicknamed "the wee county" and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 local government Abolished in 1975, it became part of the former Tayside Region. Tayside ( Taobh Tatha in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from Since 1996 it has been part of Perth and Kinross council area. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as
The county was dominated by Loch Leven, a large inland loch, with 2 islands and home to an internationally important nature reserve. Loch Leven ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lìobhann) is a Fresh water Loch in Perth and Kinross council area central Scotland. A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of Water which is either a Lake or nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora One of the islands contains a castle, where Mary Queen of Scots was once held prisoner. Much of the land in Kinross–shire is fertile agricultural land and most of the inhabitants were originally employed on the land. The gently-rolling farmland surrounding Loch Leven gives way to steep, more rugged terrain. Loch Leven ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lìobhann) is a Fresh water Loch in Perth and Kinross council area central Scotland.
The sherrifdom of Kinross was formed in the thirteenth century when the two parishes of Kinross and Orwell were removed from the Fothriff area of Fife. Fothriff or Fothrif was a province of Scotland in the middle ages From 1426 the county returned one member to the Parliament of Scotland. This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. Cleish, Portmoak and Tullibole were added by act of parliament in 1685. An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament. [1][2]
The county suffered a decline in population in the 19th century as its inhabitants migrated to the city to find work in manufacturing etc. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 had created a joint county council for Perthshire and Kinross. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V C25 reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint County councils Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland. The 1971 census recorded a population of 6,423 in the county.
The county became something of a backwater, as the railways were closed in the postwar years. However, in recent years, construction of the M90 motorway north of the Forth Road Bridge has resulted in the area becoming more prominent. Tourism has increased, with visitors attracted by the unspoiled country villages and gently rolling hills reaching the shores of Loch Leven. Loch Leven ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lìobhann) is a Fresh water Loch in Perth and Kinross council area central Scotland. The villages of Kinnesswood and Scotlandwell are attractive, and there are ancient standing stones at Orwell.
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Subdivisions
Burgh of Kinross
Kinross-shire contained only one burgh, Kinross. The burgh was originally created a burgh of barony in 1540/1 and became a burgh of regality in 1685. A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town ( Burgh) They were distinct from Royal burghs as the title was granted to a tenant-in-chief a landowner who held In 1864 it became a police burgh with an elected town council. It continued to exist until 1975.
Civil parishes
The county was anciently divided into a number of parishes: Cleish, Orwell (containing the market town of Milnathort), Kinross and Portmoak were entirely in Kinross-shire. Milnathort is a small village in the Perth & Kinross region of central Scotland. The parishes of Arngask, Fossoway and Tulliebole and Forgandenny were partly in Perthshire. Forgandenny is a small Village in Perth and Kinross, located eight miles south west of Perth, Scotland, UK. From 1845 they were used for local government purposes and governed by parochial boards.
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 created a boundary commission to ensure that all civil parishes lay within a single county. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 50 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. After the boundary changes the county contained five parishes: Fossoway (No. 1 on map), Orwell (2), Kinross (3), Portmoak (4) and Cleish (5).
From 1894 elected parish councils replaced the parochial boards. These in turn were abolished in 1930, and the powers they had exercised passed to the county council.
Parliamentary constituency
Following the Act of Union, Kinross-shire returned members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708. The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Due to the small population of the county, it was never a constituency in its own right.
From 1708 - 1832 Kinross-shire and Clackmannanshire were alternating counties, a member being returned for one county at one parliament and for the other at the next.
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 merged the two counties into a single parliamentary county of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire. The Scottish Reform Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the election laws of Scotland. Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire were constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and
In 1918, House of Commons seats were redistributed, and Kinross-shire was combined with part of Perthshire to form the constituency of Kinross and Western Perthshire. Kinross and Western (or West) Perthshire was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom This constituency continued in existence until 1983.
Coat of arms
The Kinross County Council received a grant of arms from Lord Lyon King of Arms on May 18, 1927. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The arms depict Loch Leven Castle on an island (although the blazon simply describes it as a "castle"). Loch Leven Castle is a ruined Castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. The motto adopted was for all time: at the time of the grant the county council was campaigning to retain the separate existence of the county. [3]
When Perth and Kinross District Council was granted arms in 1977, the Kinross-shire arms were placed on an inescutcheon, or small shield, in the centre of the new arms. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays [4] These arms continue in use by the current Perth and Kinross Council.
References
- ^ Kinross-shire, from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica (Love to Know)
- ^ [http://www.tulbol.demon.co.uk/annals2.htm Text of the 1685 Act from The Annals of Kinross-shire by Dr Ebenezer Henderson (Fossoway and District Community Council]
- ^ R. M. urquhart, Scottish Burgh and County Heraldry, London, 1973
- ^ R. M. Urquhart, Scottish Civic Heraldry, London, 1979
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