Newmill

Newmill
Newmill
	The Square, Newmill, showing the war memorial clock tower
	Newmill Location within Moray
Population	452 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NJ435525
Council area	Moray;
Lieutenancy area	Banffshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KEITH
Postcode district	AB55
Dialling code	01542
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Moray;
Scottish Parliament	Moray;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°33′33″N 2°56′45″W / 57.5593°N 2.9457°W

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 approximately 1759 by the Earls of Fife,^[2] but there are records of a 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 four-stage clock tower, built in 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

James Gordon Bennett, Sr., founder and publisher of the New York Herald, grew up in Newmill.^[3]

References

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

External links

Newmill at Ordnance Survey GetOutside

[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.

[Gartly-3] "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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