Foveran
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| Foveran Gaelic: Fobharan | |
| Aberdeenshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NJ980232 |
| Location: | 57°18’18"N, 2°2’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ellon |
| Postcode: | AB41 |
| Dialling code: | 01358 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gordon |
Foveran is a village and parish in eastern Aberdeenshire, located 11 miles north of Aberdeen and four miles south-east of Ellon. The main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road.
The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family. The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing (1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet, Sir John Dermot Turing.
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