Alford
Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 2,790 residents
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Alford, Aberdeenshire”, “Alford, Scotland”, and “Awfuird”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grampian Transport Museum and Alford Valley Railway.
Grampian Transport Museum
Museum
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable-based trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits chart the history of transport in the north east of Scotland through dramatic displays, working and climb-aboard vehicle exhibits and video presentations.
Alford Valley Railway
Museum
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.
Asloun Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asloun Castle is a castle, formerly Z-plan, dating from the 16th century, 2 miles south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower remains. Asloun Castle is situated 2 miles west of Alford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridge of Alford and Keig.
Bridge of Alford
Village
Photo: Bryan A Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Alford is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bridge of Alford is situated near Alford beside the bridge over the River Don. It is on the road towards Strathdon.
Keig
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keig is a village within the local government area of Aberdeenshire Council in the North East of Scotland and is located within the Marr area of Aberdeenshire three miles from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse. Keig is situated 3 miles northeast of Alford.
Kirkton of Tough
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkton of Tough, usually shortened to Tough, is a settlement in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ615129. It is about 4 kilometres southeast of Alford and 143 km from Edinburgh. Kirkton of Tough is situated 3 miles southeast of Alford.
Alford
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.23185° or 57° 13′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.70163° or 2° 42′ 6″ westPopulation
2,790Elevation
489 feet (149 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB AFOOpen location code
9C9V67JX+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 241795518OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Alford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Alford”
- Cebuano: “Alford”
- Chinese: “奥尔福德”
- Dutch: “Alford”
- French: “Alford”
- German: “Alford”
- Irish: “Àfard”
- Irish: “Àthfort”
- Italian: “Alford”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alford”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alford i Aberdeenshire”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alford i Skottland”
- Norwegian: “Alford”
- Persian: “آفورد، ابردینشیر”
- Persian: “آفورد”
- Polish: “Alford (Szkocja)”
- Polish: “Alford”
- Russian: “Алфорд”
- Scots: “Aaford”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Àthfort”
- South Azerbaijani: “آفورد، ابردینشیر”
- Spanish: “Alford (Aberdeenshire)”
- Spanish: “Alford”
- Swedish: “Alford, Aberdeenshire”
- Swedish: “Alford”
- Welsh: “Alford, Swydd Aberdeen”
- Welsh: “Alford”
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