Torphins

Torphins
Torphins Village Crossroads
Torphins is located in Aberdeenshire
Torphins
Torphins
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population1,370 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNJ6219
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBANCHORY
Postcode districtAB31
Dialling code01339
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57°6′18″N 2°37′22″W / 57.10500°N 2.62278°W / 57.10500; -2.62278

Torphins (/tɔːrˈfɪnz/ tor-FINZ;[2] Scottish Gaelic: Tòrr Fionn) is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles (35 km) west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway.

With a population of around 1,400, it is one of the larger villages in Deeside.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p. 149.