Kennet, Clackmannanshire

Kennet
Kennet is located in Clackmannanshire
Kennet
Kennet
Location within Clackmannanshire
OS grid referenceNS925910
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLACKMANNAN
Postcode districtFK10
Dialling code01259
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Scottish Parliament
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56°06′00″N 3°43′41″W / 56.1°N 3.728°W / 56.1; -3.728

Kennet is a small former coal-mining village in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south-east of Clackmannan, by the Kincardine railway line. The village is a conservation area, designated by Clackmannanshire Council.[1]

Kennet House, the seat of the Bruces of Kennet, was located to the west of the village (grid reference NS918908). The house was built or rebuilt in the 1790s for the judge Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet. His descendant, the politician and banker Alexander Bruce, established a claim to the forfeited title of Lord Balfour of Burleigh in 1868. The house was demolished in 1967.[2]

Between 1905 and 1961, coal was mined at the Brucefield Colliery, located just to the north of Kennet (grid reference NS928913). In 1948, 75,000 tons of coal were extracted. A brickworks on the site continued to operate into the 1960s.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kennet Village Conservation Area". ClacksWeb. Clackmannanshire Council. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Kennet House". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Brucefield Colliery". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
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