Peterhead
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|---|---|
 Peterhead's North Harbour | |
  Peterhead Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 19,060 (2022)[2] |
| OS grid reference | NK135465 |
| • Edinburgh | 120 miles (193 kilometres) |
| • London | 420 mi (676 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERHEAD |
| Postcode district | AB42 |
| Dialling code | 01779 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Peterhead (; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Phàdraig,[3] Scots: Peterheid )[4] is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census.[5] It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landings by UK vessels, according to a 2019 survey.[6]
Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. It is often referred to as The Blue Toun (locally spelled "The Bloo Toon") and its natives are known as Bloo Touners. They are also referred to as blue mogganers (locally spelled "bloomogganners"), supposedly from the blue worsted moggans or stockings that the fishermen originally wore.
- ^ "na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-names of Scotland". Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ According to Iain Mac an Tàilleir's list of placenames Archived 5 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, "The name Ceann Phàdraig ["Peter's headland"] is a fairly recent translation from English. The town was known as Inbhir Ùigidh, "mouth of the Ugie" or Inverugie, in the eastern Gaelic speaking areas."
- ^ "Scotslanguage.com - Names in Scots - Places in Scotland". Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Area Profiles". Scotland's Census 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Brexit trade deal: What does it mean for fishing?" Archived 11 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine - BBC News, December 2020