New Byth
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New Byth is a small inland planned village in the Banff and Buchan
committee area of Aberdeenshire
, Scotland
that lies a few miles northeast of Cuminestown
and was built in the 18th century.
Banff and Buchan
Banff and Buchan is a committee area of the Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland.It has a population of 35,742 . Fishing and agriculture are important industries, together with associated processing and service activity....
committee area of 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
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
that lies a few miles northeast of Cuminestown
Cuminestown
Cuminestown is a small village in the heart of Aberdeenshire, approximately six miles east of Turriff.As of 2004, it has an estimated population of 500 and a primary school called Monquhitter Primary School which also covers the small hamlet of Garmond, about a mile north of Cuminestown.-External...
and was built in the 18th century.
Sources
- New Byth in the Gazetteer for ScotlandGazetteer for ScotlandThe Gazetteer for Scotland is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland. It was conceived in 1995 by Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh and David Munro of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and contains 15,500 entries as of January 2008, making it one of...
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