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Persie, a quoad sacra parish of NE Perthshire. Its church, near the right bank of the Black Water, 9 miles NNW of Blairgowrie, was built as a chapel of ease about 1785 at a cost of £150, and contains 400 sittings. Persie is in the presbytery of Meigle and the synod of Angus and Mearns; - its minister's stipend is £120. Three schools-Blacklunans, Strone of Cally, and Drimmie Burn-with respective accommodation for 49, 87, and 58 children, had (1883) an valleys average attendance of 39, 41, and 27, and grants of £53, 5s. 6d., £53, 15s -6d., and £35, 10s. Pop. (1871) 820, (1881) 715, of whom 149 were in Alyth, 216 in Bendochy, 226 in Blairgowrie, 33 in Caputh, 55 in Kirkmichael, 3 in Lethendy, and 33 in Rattray.—Ord. Sur., sh. 56, 1870.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a quoad sacra parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Perthshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Persie |
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