Place:


Kintore  Aberdeenshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kintore like this:

Kintore, parl. and royal burgh, and par., with ry. sta., Aberdeenshire--par., 9092 ac., pop. 2327; parl. and royal burgh, on river Don, 3 miles SE. of Inverurie and 13 miles NW. of Aberdeen, pop. 661; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Kintore gives the title of earl and baron to the Keith-Falconers. It is a royal burgh under charter of William the Lion. It forms one of the Elgin District of Parliamentary Burghs, which returns 1 member.

Kintore through time

Kintore is now part of Aberdeenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kintore itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kintore in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16828

Date accessed: 24th April 2024


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