In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Deanston like this:
Deanston, a manufacturing village in Kilmadock parish, Perthshire, on the swift Teith's right bank, 1 mile W of Doune. It presents an appearance greatly superior to that of most seats of manufacture, consisting chiefly of extensive cotton-mills founded in 1785, and of dwelling- houses for the workpeople, but including Deanston House; and has a post office under Stirling, a large school, a circulating library, and a savings' bank. ...
James Smith (1789-1850), as manager of its mills from 1807, made great displays of genius, and stands on the roll of fame, among the Wattses and the Arkwrights as a mechanician, among the Youngs and the Sinclairs as the inventor of thorough drainage, and among the Howards and the Clarksons as a philanthropist. Pop. (1841) 982, (1861) 727, (1871) 627, (1881) 700.
Deanston through time
Deanston is now part of Stirling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stirling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Deanston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Deanston, in Stirling and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22370
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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