Lumsden, Aberdeenshire

Lumsden
Lumsden
	Lumsden School
	Lumsden Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	344 (2009)
OS grid reference	NJ472217
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUNTLY
Postcode district	AB54
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Gordon and Buchan;
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°17′10″N 2°52′26″W / 57.286°N 2.874°W

Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road.

Location

It crowns a rising-ground 227 m (745 ft) above sea level amid a fertile district.^{[citation needed]} It is situated around 7.3 miles (11.7 km) northwest of Alford and is near both the River Don and the upper course of the Water of Bogie.^{[citation needed]}

History

The village was founded around 1825 by Harry Leith Lumsden of Auchindoir on what was then a barren moor.^{[citation needed]}

Population

The population was 243 in 1840, 478 in 1861, 487 in 1871 and 519 in 1881. The population in 2009 is 344, a decline to levels before 1861.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

Bus services to the village have been cut back. The village now has a limited service to Alford, Strathdon, and Huntly.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notable people

William Robertson Nicoll, writer and Free Church minister, born in Lumsden.

References

^ "231 timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "New bus service proves popular". Evening Express. 28 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ Taylor, Lauren (20 September 2024). "How do people in Donside get around without a bus, or with limited services? I find out". Press and Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

External links

Media related to Lumsden, Aberdeenshire at Wikimedia Commons
Lumsden in the Gazetteer for Scotland.

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[1] "231 timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[2] "New bus service proves popular". Evening Express. 28 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[3] Taylor, Lauren (20 September 2024). "How do people in Donside get around without a bus, or with limited services? I find out". Press and Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

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v t e Settlements and places of interest in Marr, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins
Other settlements	Backburn Bellabeg Birse Birsemore Bogniebrae Brathens Brideswell Cairnie Corgarff Crathie Dinnet Finzean Forgue Gartly Inverey Keig Kennethmont Kildrummy Kincardine O'Neil Kirkton of Tough Logie Coldstone Lost Lumsden Monymusk Potarch Rhynie Ruthven Strachan Strathdon Tillyfourie Tornaveen Towie Tullich Whitehouse Ythanwells
Places of interest	Alford Valley Railway Badenyon Balmoral Castle Blelack Braemar Castle Burn O'Vat Cairn o' Mount Cairngorms National Park Castle Forbes Corgarff Castle Craigievar Castle Crathes Castle Crathie Kirk Forest of Birse Grampian Transport Museum Huntly Castle Kildrummy Castle Lochnagar Royal Deeside Royal Deeside Railway Yonder Bognie Ythan Wells (Glenmailen) Roman Camp

v t e Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins