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Kinross
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Also known as Ceann Rois

Kinross (, ) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire.

Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.official_name
Kinross
UK place.gaelic_name
Ceann Rois
UK place.static_image_name
Kinross High Street. - geograph.org.uk - 92123.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
High Street, Kinross
UK place.area_total_km2
2.00
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.london_distance_mi
351
UK place.os_grid_reference
NO1102
UK place.unitary_scotland
Perth and Kinross
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Perth and Kinross
UK place.constituency_westminster
Perth and Kinross-shire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
UK place.post_town
KINROSS
UK place.postcode_district
KY13
UK place.postcode_area
KY
UK place.dial_code
01577

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Kinross
Population
5120
Official website
www.kinross.cc
Image
Kinross War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1449294.jpg
Dialing code
01577
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OS grid reference
NO119022
Commons category
Kinross
P8168
Zlatko
native label
Kinross
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Kinross (, ) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire.

==History== thumb|left|Kinross Town Hall Kinross's origins are connected with the nearby Loch Leven and its islands whose history goes back to the 5th century AD. Kinross developed as a staging post on the Great North Road from North Queensferry to Perth. In time, local industry developed and by the early 18th century the town had grown to a population of around 600 people. By the mid-19th century, a thriving wool weaving industry had emerged. Kinross Town Hall was completed in 1841.

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