Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

, Scotland

Scotland

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 on the A97 road

A97 road

The A97 is a major road in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It runs south from Banff on the north coast through Aberchirder, Huntly, Rhynie and Mossat before terminating at its junction with the A93 road at Dinnet....

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Location

It crowns a rising-ground 745 feet above sea level amid a fertile district. It is situated several miles northwest of Alford

Alford, Aberdeenshire

Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don....

 and is near both the River Don

River Don, Aberdeenshire

The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce...

 and the upper course of the Water of Bogie.

History

The village was founded around 1825 by Harry Leith Lumsden of Auchindoir on what was then a barren moor.

Population

The population in 1840 was 243, in 1861 478, 1871 487, 1881 519. The population in 2009 is 344 a decline to levels before 1861.

External links

• Lumsden in the Gazetteer for Scotland
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