Fraserburgh
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Fraserburgh (; ), locally known as the Broch, is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population recorded in the 2011 Census as 13,100. It lies in Buchan in the northeastern corner of the county, about north of Aberdeen and north of Peterhead. It is the biggest shellfish port in Scotland and one of the largest in Europe, landing over in 2016. Fraserburgh is also a major port for white and pelagic fish.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Fraserburgh
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Baile nam Frisealach
- UK place.scots_name
- The Broch
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ997670
- UK place.static_image_name
- Fraserburgh Harbour.jpg
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Fishing Fleet at Fraserburgh.jpg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Fishing boats in Fraserburgh harbour
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Banffshire and Buchan Coast
- UK place.post_town
- FRASERBURGH
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB43
- UK place.postcode_area
- AB
- UK place.dial_code
- 01346
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31 sectionsContents
- History
- 16th and 17th century: Origins
- 18th and 19th century: further growth and development
- Lifeboat service
- Railways
- Climate
- Demographics
- Places of interest
- Sports and recreation
- Golf
- Football
- Cricket
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspapers
- Transportation
- Road
- Harbour
- Education
- [[Fraserburgh Academy]]
- Religion
- Notable people
- 16th century
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Twin towns
- References
- External links
Fraserburgh (; ), locally known as the Broch, is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population recorded in the 2011 Census as 13,100. It lies in Buchan in the northeastern corner of the county, about north of Aberdeen and north of Peterhead. It is the biggest shellfish port in Scotland and one of the largest in Europe, landing over in 2016. Fraserburgh is also a major port for white and pelagic fish.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fraserburgh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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