Newmill | |
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The Square, Newmill, showing the war memorial clock tower | |
Location within
Moray | |
Population | 452 (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | NJ435525 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KEITH |
Postcode district | AB55 |
Dialling code | 01542 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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]
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 in Newmill include the village post office. [5]
The village is served by Newmill Primary School, [6] whilst secondary pupils travel to Keith Grammar School.