Newmill
The Square, Newmill, showing the war memorial clock tower
Newmill is located in Moray
Newmill
Newmill
Location within Moray
Population452 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceNJ435525
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKEITH
Postcode districtAB55
Dialling code01542
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Newmill is a planned village 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the town of Keith in the Moray council area of north-east Scotland. The resident population at the 2001 census was recorded as 452.[1]

History

The current street-plan of the village was laid out in about 1759 by the Earls of Fife,[2] but there are records of much earlier settlement dating back to 1535 when a meal mill was built by Bishop Crystall. The Castle of Glengerrick once stood at the site of the village church, now a private dwelling.[3]

Slate from the local quarry was used in the renovation of Pluscarden Abbey and the Convent of Greyfriars in Elgin.[3]

In 1905 the Newmill Literary Society, supported by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, built the Newmill Institute, now the Village Hall.[3]

In the centre of the village square is a war memorial, a 4-stage clock tower, built 1922–23 and designed by F. A. Robertson.[4]

Services

Services in Newmill include the village post office.[5]

Education

The village is served by Newmill Primary School,[6] whilst secondary pupils travel to Keith Grammar School.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Moray Census 2001" (PDF). The Moray Council. p. 42. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Newmill: Overview of Newmill". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "History of Newmill by George Gartly". Keith and District Heritage Group. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Newmill, War Memorial Clock Tower (LB8705)". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Post office Newmill in Keith". Royal Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Newmill Primary School". The Moray Council. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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