Friockheim
Sign in to savethumb|Gardyne street Friockheim (, ) is a town in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose. Most of the village is in the parish of Kirkden but the eastern end lies in the parish of Kinnell.
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Place details
- Locality
- Friockheim
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Friockheim
- UK place.population
- 1,065
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NO591496
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Angus
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Angus
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Angus
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Angus South
- UK place.post_town
- ARBROATH
- UK place.postcode_district
- DD11
- UK place.postcode_area
- DD
- UK place.dial_code
- 01241
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +980
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Friockheim High Street.jpg
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thumb|Gardyne street Friockheim (, ) is a town in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose. Most of the village is in the parish of Kirkden but the eastern end lies in the parish of Kinnell.
==History== The name 'Friockheim', literally translated, means 'Heather Home', with Friock being a derivative from the Gaelic 'fraoch' (heather) and 'heim' from the German for home. It has been described as one of the most curious hybrid names on the Scottish map. The word 'Friockheim' as a whole, is pronounced 'Free-come'.