Edzell

Edzell
Edzell is located in Angus
Edzell
Edzell
Location within Angus
Population840 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNO601686
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRECHIN
Postcode districtDD9
Dialling code01356
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°48′26″N 2°39′18″W / 56.807198°N 2.655042°W / 56.807198; -2.655042

Edzell (/ˈɛdzəl/;[2] Scots: Aigle;[3] Scottish Gaelic: Eigill) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin, by the River North Esk.[4] Edzell is a Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side streets. Originally called Slateford, Edzell was renamed in 1818 after an earlier hamlet 1.5 miles (2.5 km) to the west, which by then had been abandoned. Edzell's population in 2004 was 780.[5]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language - Aigle". Dsl.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Error 403". Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey, Great Britain (2009), "Stonehaven and Banchory", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (C1 ed.), ISBN 978-0-319-23168-5
  5. ^ GRO Scotland Archived 25 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine