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Coordinates: 56°30′56″N 3°31′58″W / 56.51556°N 3.53278°W / 56.51556; -3.53278
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'''Waterloo''' is a small hamlet in [[Perth and Kinross]] [[Scotland]] approximately 1/2 a mile to a mile north of [[Bankfoot]] on the old [[A9 road (Great Britain)|A9]].<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=waterloo+bankfoot&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.081881,67.5&ie=UTF8&ll=56.541694,-3.502579&spn=0.157862,0.527344&z=11 Google Maps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Waterloo''' is a small hamlet in [[Perth and Kinross]], [[Scotland]] approximately 1/2 a mile to a mile north of [[Bankfoot]] on the old [[A9 road (Great Britain)|A9]].<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=waterloo+bankfoot&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.081881,67.5&ie=UTF8&ll=56.541694,-3.502579&spn=0.157862,0.527344&z=11 Google Maps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


According to local legend the hamlet was named after the famous [[Battle of Waterloo]] by troops returning home who came to settle there.
According to local legend the hamlet was named after the famous [[Battle of Waterloo]] by troops returning home who came to settle there.

Revision as of 10:06, 28 February 2009

Waterloo is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland approximately 1/2 a mile to a mile north of Bankfoot on the old A9.[1]

According to local legend the hamlet was named after the famous Battle of Waterloo by troops returning home who came to settle there.

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56°30′56″N 3°31′58″W / 56.51556°N 3.53278°W / 56.51556; -3.53278