New Leeds
New Leeds is a planned village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 5.1 kilometres east of Strichen at the foot of Mormond Hill. Nowadays New Leeds serves chiefly as a dormitory village for Aberdeen and Fraserburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “New Leads”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mormond Hill and Mormond Hill Stag.
Mormond Hill
Peak
Photo: Mindjammer, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet and 767 feet; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. Mormond Hill is situated 1½ miles northwest of New Leeds.
Mormond Hill Stag
Geoglyph
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet and 767 feet; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. Mormond Hill Stag is situated 1½ miles northwest of New Leeds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fetterangus and Strichen.
Fetterangus
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fetterangus is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located just to the north of Mintlaw. Fetterangus is often called "Fishie", though the origin of this nickname is unknown. Fetterangus is situated 2½ miles south of New Leeds.
Strichen
Village
Photo: Temple of Mara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer 7.2 miles to the southwest and Fraserburgh 8 miles to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about 4 miles due west. Strichen is situated 3 miles west of New Leeds.
Crimond
Village
Photo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crimond is a village in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland, located 9 miles northwest of the port of Peterhead and just over 2 miles from the coast. Crimond is situated 3½ miles east of New Leeds.
New Leeds
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.5814° or 57° 34′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.00842° or 2° 0′ 30″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
9C9VHXJR+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 31827817OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“New Leeds” goes by many names.
- Basque: “New Leeds”
- Dutch: “New Leeds”
- French: “New Leeds”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “New Leeds”. Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.