In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Blackburn like this:
Blackburn, a village near the meeting-point of Newhills, Dyce, and Kinnellar parishes, Aberdeenshire, 9 miles NW of Aberdeen. It has a post office under Aberdeen, a Free church, and a public school, which, with accommodation for 87 children, had (1879) an average attendance of 80, and a grant of £65, 8s.
Blackburn through time
Blackburn is now part of Aberdeenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackburn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackburn in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21974
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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