Newmachar
Sign in to saveNewmachar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about 10 miles (16 km) to the north-west of Aberdeen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Newmachar
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,510
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2500
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- The A947 Entering Newmachar - geograph.org.uk - 1519734.jpg
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- Newmachar
- historic county
- Aberdeenshire
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- Kevin Jonas
- OS grid reference
- NJ886194
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology & History
- Railways
- Auxiliary Units (World War II)
- Governance
- Geography
- Demography
- Economy
- Culture and community
- Shopping
- Newmachar Scout and Guide Hall
- Play park
- Ingram's Neuk
- Sport
- Axis Centre
- Bowling Club
- Golf
- Football
- Education
- Primary
- Secondary
- Library
- Religious sites
- In pop culture
- Notable people
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- External links
Newmachar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about 10 miles (16 km) to the north-west of Aberdeen.
The settlement has a long history previously being known as Summerhill within the parish of New Machar, later being renamed Newmachar. Some buildings retain the split name "New Machar" to this day including the primary school and church.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newmachar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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