Fordoun
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  Fordoun Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| OS grid reference | NO750758 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | AB30 |
| Dialling code | 01561 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Fordoun (Scottish Gaelic: Fordun) (Pronounced "For-Dun") is a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fothirdun (possibly "the lower place"), as it was historically known,[citation needed] was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns. Fordoun and Auchenblae, together with their immediate districts form the Parish of Fordoun with the Parish Church[1] in the vicinity of the original settlement, now absorbed by Auchenblae.
In the 19th Century Fordoun railway station was opened approximately 3 miles to the South East of Fordoun Church and the original settlement. A village grew at the site of the station (opened in November 1849 and closed in June 1956),[citation needed] where there was also a number of shops, but only a seasonal farm shop remains.[2] In the time since the founding of the railway station the village formerly known as Fordoun Station has come to be known simply as Fordoun and the site of the original settlement has been absorbed by Auchenblae.
- ^ "Fordoun and Auchenblae". Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
- ^ Mearn Community website. "Fordoun and Auchenblae". Retrieved 29 April 2007.