Forgandenny (Scottish Gaelic Forgrann Eithne, 'Over-Bog of Eithne' [an ancient female Gaelic name]) is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, located four miles south of Perth. Perth is a 20-minute bus ride from Forgandenny, and there is a regular Stagecoach service. It is 45 minutes from Edinburgh and one hour from Glasgow. There is a daily train service from Perth to London King's Cross.
Forgandenny has a church (of Norman origin, though the windows and doors are not original), village hall and a primary school. Its Post OfficeForgandenny Post Office - RoyalMail.com closed in 2020 after its owners retired. The Post Office said it is committed to maintaining a branch in the village."Village poised to lose its post office and only shop"] - The Courier, 27 April 2020
Near the village since 1920 is Strathallan School, a boarding school of approximately 550 pupils and 70 staff, many of whom live in Forgandenny.
Notable people William Oliphant, Lord Newton William Row William Balmain, First Fleet surgeon
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Forgandenny, United Kingdom Page Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004 Forgandenny, a Place in History by Gregory Ross Excerpt from the 1861 parochial directory for Fife and Kinross: Forgandenny Kinross, Scotland: 1841 Census of the Parish of Forgandenny Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross The Gazetteer for Scotland