Burgh of Aberfeldy
- Reference:GB 252 AF
- Dates of Creation:1887-1975
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:4.00 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Police commissioners’ minutes, 1887-1901; Town council minutes, 1901-1975; Town hall committee minutes, 1898-1932; Finance committee minutes, 1910-1940; Dean of Guild Court Registers and Plans, 1899-1975; Housing registers, 1934-1975; Register of places of public refreshment, 1913-1943; Loans registers, 1898-1959; Registers of housing, 1925-1975, and housing department interest book, 1934-1975; Files and papers relating to the formation and administration of the burgh, 1887-1975; abstracts of accounts, 1912-1974; assessment rolls, 1926/27, 1942-1974; ledgers, 1888-1971; cash book, 1915-1964; letter books, 1938-1942
Administrative / Biographical History
Aberfeldy, which is partly in Logierait parish and partly in Dull parish, Perthshire, was created a police burgh in 1887 under the terms of the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act, 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101). In 1899 the burgh was transferred wholly into the parish of Dull by the Boundary Commissioners. Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. The town had a population of 1,469 in 1891 and was a centre for agricultural trade and a summer resort, growing due to the opening of a railway in 1863. Under the terms of the Town Councils (Scotland) Act, 1900 (63 & 64 Vict., c.49) ) the police commissioners were replaced by Aberfeldy Town Council in January 1901. Aberfeldy had a population of 1,537 in 1971. Aberfeldy Town Council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65). Its powers were assumed by Tayside Regional Council and Perth and Kinross District Council. These in turn were replaced by Perth and Kinross Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).
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