Torphins
Torphins
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Torphins Village Crossroads | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
Population | 1,370 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NJ6219 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BANCHORY |
Postcode district | AB31 |
Dialling code | 01339 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Torphins (
With a population of around 1,400, it is one of the larger villages in Deeside.
Toponymy
The name Torphins may come from the Gaelic Torr Fionn, meaning fair/white hill, or as a corruption of Tor Feithachan, meaning hill of the bogs.[3] Another less likely namesake is Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney, who might have passed through the area due to his partnership with Macbeth.[3][4] It appeared on maps in 1750 under the name Turfins.[4]
Amenities
The village has many facilities including a primary school (with about 250 pupils attending each year), a large park with play area, a car dealer, a hairdressers, two tennis courts, a bowling green and a doctor's surgery. There are also a variety of shops in Torphins including a charity shop, a
Torphins was home to a
There is a 9-hole golf course located about a mile outside of Torphins.[8]
Public transport
The Stagecoach Bluebird 201 and 202 buses provide service to Aberdeen. There are other infrequent connections on the 413, and the Royal Mail PB74 postbus. Torphins railway station on the Deeside Railway served the village from 1859 to 1966.
Sport
Torphins also has a tennis club,[9] a lawn bowls club[10] and a seasonal curling rink.[11]
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p. 149.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5272-6068-9.
- ^ a b "Torphins Feature Page". Undiscovered Scotland. Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire village's only pub could close its doors in two weeks time". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals Ltd. DC Thomson Media. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire village's only pub reopens under new guise after 18-month closure". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals Ltd. DC Thomson Media. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Walkers Shortbread History". English Tea Store. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Torphins Golf Club". Torphins Golf Club. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Torphins Tennis Club". Torphinstennisclub.wordpress.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Laun Bowls, Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Curling,Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.