Belhelvie
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| Belhelvie Gaelic: Baile Shealbhaigh | |
| Aberdeenshire | |
|---|---|
 A snowy day in Belhelvie | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NJ9417 |
| Location: | 57°14’56"N, 2°5’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,802 (2001) |
| Post town: | Aberdeen |
| Postcode: | AB23 |
| Dialling code: | 01358 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gordon |
Belhelvie is a small village and parish in Aberdeenshire.[1] The parish has a population of 3,802,[2] of which 1,653 are in the village.[3] The history of the parish is available online.[4]
Notable people
- General Sir Peter Lumsden, born at Belhelvie Lodge, 1829[5]
- General Sir Harry Lumsden
- Reverend Alexander John Forsyth, Inventor of the Percussion cap.
- George Stott (1835-1889), Christian missionary with the China Inland Mission
- Sir Frederick Stewart, FRS (1916-2001), studied local geology.
References
- ↑ Belhelvie. Gazetteer for Scotland.
- ↑ General Register Office for Scotland : Census 2001 : Usual Resident Population : KS01 : Belhelvie Civil Parish Retrieved 4 January 2010
- ↑ "Comparative Population Profile: Balmedie Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=balmedie&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Volume 65, Issue 261 - Volume 66, Issue 268 (1987), p. 230
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Belhelvie) |
