Aberlour

Aberlour is a town in , Scotland, 12 miles south of on the road to . The Lour burn is a tributary of the River Spey, and it and the surrounding parish are both named Aberlour, but the name is more commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the Spey – although the full name of the village is Charlestown of Aberlour.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,020 residents
  • Description: village in Moray, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Charlestown of Aberlour”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberlour Parish Church and Fleming Cottage Hospital.

Church
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Hospital
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Fleming Hospital is a UK National Health Service in Aberlour, , . It is administered by NHS Grampian.

Distillery
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is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery, in Aberlour, , , at the confluence of the Lour Burn and River Spey near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craigellachie and Archiestown.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and , in walking distance of the town of Aberlour. is situated 2 miles northeast of Aberlour.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland, named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village with a grid street-plan and spacious square. is situated 2½ miles west of Aberlour.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the A95 road between Craigellachie and Mulben in Scotland in the council area, in the county of . Until the early 1970s there was a large apiary which was well known in the region and has lived on in the Scottish country dance "The Bees of Maggieknockater". is situated 3½ miles northeast of Aberlour.

Aberlour

Latitude
57.47079° or 57° 28′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.22554° or 3° 13′ 32″ west
Population
1,020
Elevation
299 feet (91 metres)
Inception
1812
United Nations Location Codes
GB ZWN and GB ABL
Open location code
9C9RFQCF+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 861976141
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2657798
Wiki­data ID
Q1010405
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Aberlour” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Aberlur”
  • Basque: “Aberlour”
  • Bulgarian: “Аберлоур”
  • Cebuano: “Aberlour”
  • Cebuano: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Czech: “Aberlour”
  • Czech: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Dutch: “Aberlour”
  • French: “Aberlour”
  • French: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • German: “Aberlour”
  • German: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Irish: “Obar Labhair”
  • Irish: “Obar Lobhair”
  • Italian: “Aberlour”
  • Japanese: “アバラワー”
  • Japanese: “アバルー”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aberlour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aberlour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Norwegian: “Aberlour”
  • Persian: “ابرلور”
  • Polish: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Scots: “Aiberlower”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Obar Labhair”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Obar Lobhair”
  • Slovak: “Aberlour”
  • Spanish: “Aberlour”
  • Spanish: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Swedish: “Aberlour”
  • Swedish: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Turkish: “Aberlour”
  • Turkish: “Charlestown of Aberlour”
  • Welsh: “Aberlour”
  • “Aberlour”
  • “Obar Labhair”

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