Turriff

Turriff

Infobox UK place
official_name= Turriff
scots_name= Turra
gaelic_name= Torraibh
country= Scotland
area_footnotes=
area_total_sq_mi=
area_total_km2 =
population= 4,454 [United Kingdom Census 2001]
population_density=
os_grid_reference= NJ725505
latitude= 57.539031
longitude= -2.461141
post_town= TURRIFF
postcode_area= AB
postcode_district= AB53
dial_code= 01888
constituency_westminster= Banff and Buchan
london_distance= mi to km|569|precision=0
edinburgh_distance= mi to km|160|precision=0
unitary_scotland= Aberdeenshire
lieutenancy_scotland= Aberdeenshire
constituency_scottish_parliament= Gordon
website=

Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above sea level.

Turriff is known locally as Turra in the Doric dialect of Scots. The name appears to be Scottish Gaelic in origin, from "torr" meaning a mound or round hill, or "tur" meaning a tower.

ervices and amenities

Turriff has a primary school (Markethill Primary School) and a secondary school (Turriff Academy). People from the surrounding areas, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward attend the secondary school.

Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Alliance & Leicester, Clydesdale Bank and Lloyds TSB have branches in the town. The main supermarket chains are Somerfield and Co-op and there are numerous specialist shops including two dispensing pharmacies. The town has a library, a sports centre and a swimming pool.

Turriff has a football team called Turriff United who play in the North Region of the Junior Football Permier League.

An annual two-day agricultural show is held in Turriff called the "Turriff Show".

History

The Knights Templar appear to have had a base in the area, and a nearby site is still known as "Temple Brae".

Early in 1639, the Marquis of Huntly assembled his forces here, and thereafter went to Kintore in lower Aberdeenshire, eventually marching from there to Aberdeen itself. The Marquis — being informed shortly after his arrival in Aberdeen that a meeting of Covenanters was to be held in Turriff on the fourteenth of February — resolved to disperse them, by occupying the town with 2000 men. The incident was known as the "First raid of Turray".

More recently, the 1913 Turra' Coo incident in the parish was the result of a local refusal to pay National Insurance when this was introduced by Lloyd George's government.

References

External links

* [http://www.turriffanddistrict.com/display_article.php?linkname=turriff The Turriff and District Tourism Action Group]
* [http://www.turriffshow.org/ The Turriff Show]


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