Inverurie

Inverurie
Inverurie is located in Aberdeenshire
Inverurie
Inverurie
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population14,660 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNJ7721
• Edinburgh97 mi (156 km)
• London409 mi (658 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townINVERURIE
Postcode districtAB51
Dialling code01467
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°17′3″N 2°22′29″W / 57.28417°N 2.37472°W / 57.28417; -2.37472

Inverurie /ɪn.vəˈrʊəri/ (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Uraidh[2] or Inbhir Uaraidh,[3] 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Aberdeen.[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Inverurie" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 722.