Auchterarder
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 Auchterarder High Street in the sunshine: Star Hotel, Post Office and Town Hall | |
  Auchterarder Location within Perth and Kinross | |
| Population | 5,840 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NN945125 |
| • Edinburgh | 31 mi (50 km) |
| • London | 361 mi (581 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AUCHTERARDER |
| Postcode district | PH3 |
| Dialling code | 01764 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Auchterarder (/ɒxtərˈɑːrdər/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The 1+1⁄2-mile-long (2.5-kilometre) High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town.
The modern town is a shopping destination with a variety of independent shops and cafes.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.