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Fochabers, vil. with ry. sta., Bellie par., Elginshire, on right bank of river Spey, 2½ miles E. of its ry. sta., which is 6¼ miles SE. of Elgin, pop. 1189; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Fochabers (which is a burgh of barony under the Duke of Richmond and Gordon) is the centre of business for a considerable extent of surrounding country, and has several annual fairs. It contains Bellie parish church and Milne's Free School (1846).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Bellie ScoP Moray ScoCnty |
Place: | Fochabers |
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