Birkhill, Angus

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Birkhill
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The Birkhill Inn
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Location within Angus
Population2,010 (mid-2020 est.) [1]
OS grid reference NO351339
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNDEE
Postcode district DD2
Dialling code 01382
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56°29′34″N3°03′20″W / 56.492695°N 3.055644°W / 56.492695; -3.055644

Birkhill and neighbouring Muirhead are two small villages in Angus, just to the west of Dundee, Scotland. [2]

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Community features

Features of Muirhead and Birkhill include:

Muirhead

In Muirhead there is:

Sports

The Birkhill FC is an Amateur Sunday League Football team that play in the Dundee Sunday Morning Amateur Football Association. They play their home games at Birkie Park.

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References

  1. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN   0319229807