Ashfield, Stirling

Ashfield (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh an Uinnsinn) is a hamlet in the Registration county of Perth and the local government district of Stirling, Scotland. It lies between the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is two miles north of Dunblane,[2] and was designated a conservation village in 1976. It was originally built to house workers at a nearby silk-dyeing mill.[3][4] Prior to this, a mill, Millash or Mill of Ash, existed, as did an extensive house or farm.[5] Ashfield has four residential streets (Ochilview, Allanview, The Steading and The Cottages), a residential block (The Clachan) and also a square, named after the former prime minister William Gladstone, called Gladstone Square.

Ashfield

The Square, Ashfield
Ashfield
Location within the Stirling council area
Population139 [1]
OS grid referenceNN784037
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDunblane
Postcode districtFK15
Dialling code01786
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

There are various annual activities based in the village hall such as a Blues festival, a Food festival and a Music festival.

References
  1. The Gazetteer for Scotland, Ashfield, http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/towndetails504.html
  2. The Gazetteer for Scotland, Ashfield, http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst504.html
  3. Alexander B Barty, (1944), The History of Dunblane, P248
  4. Canmore, Ashfield Print Works:Worker's Housing, http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/167284/details/ashfield+print+works+workers+housing/
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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