Newmill
{{About|the village in Moray|other uses|New Mill (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Newmill
| map_type = Scotland
| population = 452
| population_ref = (2001 census)
| static_image_name = The Square at Newmill - geograph.org.uk - 657242.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Square, Newmill, showing the war memorial clock tower
| coordinates = {{coord|57.5593|-2.9457|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = NJ435525
| unitary_scotland = Moray
| lieutenancy_scotland = Banffshire
| country = Scotland
| post_town = KEITH
| postcode_area = AB
| postcode_district = AB55
| dial_code = 01542
| constituency_westminster = Moray
| constituency_scottish_parliament = Moray
}}
Newmill is a planned village {{convert|2|km}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.moray.gov.uk/Census_2001/MORAY%20CENSUS%202001.PDF|page=42|title=Moray Census 2001|work=The Moray Council|accessdate=27 July 2020}}
History
The current street-plan of the village was laid out in approximately 1759 by the Earls of Fife,{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4655.html|title=Newmill: Overview of Newmill|work=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=27 July 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://kadhg.org.uk/history/history-of-newmill-by-george-gartly/|title=History of Newmill by George Gartly|work=Keith and District Heritage Group|accessdate=27 July 2020}}
Slate from the local quarry was used in the renovation of Pluscarden Abbey and the Convent of Greyfriars in Elgin.
In 1905, the Newmill Literary Society, supported by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, built the Newmill Institute, now the Village Hall.
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.{{HEScotland|num=LB8705|desc=Newmill, War Memorial Clock Tower|access-date=7 October 2021}}
Services
Services in Newmill include the village post office.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalmail.com/services-near-you/post-office/newmill-ab55-6ur|title=Post office Newmill in Keith|work=Royal Mail|accessdate=27 July 2020}}
Education
The village is served by Newmill Primary School,{{cite web|url=http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_schools/page_2212.html|title=Newmill Primary School|work=The Moray Council|accessdate=27 July 2020}} whilst secondary pupils travel to Keith Grammar School.
Notable people
- James Gordon Bennett, Sr., founder and publisher of the New York Herald, grew up in Newmill.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Newmill, Keith|Newmill}}
- [https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/newmill-moray Newmill at Ordnance Survey GetOutside]
{{Moray places}}