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Methven, , Perth, Scotland
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Methven, , Perth, Scotland
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Methven is a large village in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross.
It is on the A85 road due west of the town of Perth. The village has two pubs, a restaurant, accommodation, a Chinese takeaway/chippie, a tearoom, a general store, a garage and a post office/general store. In February 2008, a sports and remedial massage parlour opened, replacing a hairdressing salon, but was closed by October 2008 and the unit was vacant for just under a year and a half, with the current occupant, a DIY trader having opened shop by March 2010. This is the second time that the unit serves as a DIY Store. The village restaurant had a change of ownership in October 2009, becoming an Indian Restaurant. There are also some other businesses within Methven. Work began on a new pedestrian crossing in the village in 2008, but was slow to progress, with it not completed until August 2009. Locals had campaigned for a crossing for years because of the busy main road that cuts through the village. The work to install it (as well as nearby works to upgrade the gas pipe network in the village) caused some disruption. Methven is close to another Perthshire village, Almondbank.
Methven was the site of a battle in 1306 between Scottish forces led by newly crowned king Robert the Bruce, and English forces led by Aymer de Valence, the 2nd Earl of Pembroke, resulting in a resounding win for the English. This was part of the Scottish Wars of Independence.
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methven,_Perth_and_Kinross
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| 1 |  Stewart, Andrew | 8 Aug 1811 | Methven, , Perth, Scotland | I32596 |