Fochabers
Sign in to saveFochabers (; ) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. 1,728 people live in the village, which enjoys a rich musical and cultural history. The village is also home to Baxters, the family-run manufacturer of foodstuffs.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fochabers
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,690
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Fochabers
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Fothabair
- UK place.static_image_name
- Fochabers and the Spey.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Fochabers village, beside the River Spey
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ345585
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Moray
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Moray
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Moray
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1720
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- River Spey
- Image
- Fochabers and the Spey.JPG
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Fochabers (; ) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. 1,728 people live in the village, which enjoys a rich musical and cultural history. The village is also home to Baxters, the family-run manufacturer of foodstuffs.
The present village owes its existence to the 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827). During the late eighteenth century, during the Scottish Enlightenment, it was fashionable for landowners to found new towns and villages; these can be recognised all over Scotland, because unlike their predecessors they all have straight, wide streets in mainly rectangular layouts, a central square, and the houses built with their main elevations parallel to the street.