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Forres is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Inverness and 12 miles (19 km) west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. There are many geographical and historical attractions nearby such as the River Findhorn, and there are also classical, historical artifacts and monuments within the town itself, such as Forres Tolbooth and Nelson's Tower. Brodie Castle, the home of the Brodie Clan, lies to the west of the town, close to the A96.
Moray; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh[ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It was a local government county, with Elgin the county town, until 1975. The county was officially called Elginshire, sharing the name of the Elginshire parliamentary constituency, so named since 1708.
Moray is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Moray and Nairn was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983.
Nairn railway station is a railway station serving the town of Nairn in Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. It is a category B listed building. The station appeared as 'Inverness' in the 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
Forres railway station serves the town of Forres, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen–Inverness line.
Elgin railway station is a railway station serving the town of Elgin, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.
The 1922 Moray and Nairn by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Moray and Nairn on 21 June 1922. The seat had become vacant when the Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Archibald Williamson, 1st Baron Forres was elevated to the peerage as Baron Forres. He had held the seat since its creation at the 1918 general election.
The Archdeacon of Moray was the only archdeacon in the Diocese of Moray, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Moray. The archdeacon held the parish churches of Forres and Edinkillie as a prebends since 1207. The following is a list of known historical archdeacons:
The 2012–13 Highland Football League was the 110th season of the Highland Football League. The season began on 4 August 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013. Forres Mechanics were the defending champions.
Nairn was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.
Fortrose in Ross-shire was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.
Inverness was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.
The Sheriff of Nairn was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Nairn, Scotland. In 1747 the office was merged with that of the Sheriff of Elgin to create the office of Sheriff of Elgin and Nairn.
The Sheriff of Elgin was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Elgin, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.
The Sheriff of Banff was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Banff, Scotland.
The Sheriff of Forres, was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Forres, Scotland.
William Wiseman, Sheriff of Elgin (1304-1305) was a 13th-14th century Scottish nobleman. He was a soldier during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet was a Scottish businessman, biscuit manufacturer and philanthropist. He is best known for being managing director of McVitie's, developing the recipe of the McVitie's digestive biscuit, and for giving an endowment of £200,000 to help establish the National Library of Scotland.
This article collects the History of Nairn, Nairn is a town and Royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around 17 miles (27 km) east of Inverness. It is the traditional county town of Nairnshire.
References
- Robertson, A.B. (1934); Annals of the royal burgh of Forres
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