Lumsden,_Aberdeenshire
Lumsden, Aberdeenshire
Human settlement in Scotland
Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road.
| Lumsden | |
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Lumsden School | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 344 (2009) |
| OS grid reference | NJ472217 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTLY |
| Postcode district | AB54 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 57.286°N 2.874°W / 57.286; -2.874 | |
It crowns a rising-ground 227 m (745 ft) above sea level amid a fertile district.[citation needed] It is situated around 7.3 miles (11.7 km) northwest of Alford and is near both the River Don and the upper course of the Water of Bogie.[citation needed]
The village was founded around 1825 by Harry Leith Lumsden of Auchindoir on what was then a barren moor.[citation needed]
The population was 243 in 1840, 478 in 1861, 487 in 1871 and 519 in 1881. The population in 2009 is 344, a decline to levels before 1861.[citation needed]
The village is served once a day on weekdays by the 231 service between Alford and Huntly.[1][2]
- William Robertson Nicoll, writer and Free Church minister, born in Lumsden.
- "231 timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "New bus service proves popular". Evening Express. 28 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
Media related to Lumsden, Aberdeenshire at Wikimedia Commons- Lumsden in the Gazetteer for Scotland.
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