Belhelvie

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Belhelvie
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Park Terrace in Belhelvie
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Belhelvie
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population3,802 (2001)
OS grid reference NJ9417
Civil parish
  • Belhelvie
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ABERDEEN
Postcode district AB23
Dialling code 01358
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
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57°14′56″N2°05′17″W / 57.249°N 2.088°W / 57.249; -2.088 Coordinates: 57°14′56″N2°05′17″W / 57.249°N 2.088°W / 57.249; -2.088

Belhelvie (Scottish Gaelic : Baile Shealbhaigh) is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. [1] The parish has a population of 3,802, [2] of which 1,653 are in the village. [3] The history of the parish is available online. [4] The churchyard contains a notable example of a morthouse used against the activities of bodysnatchers in the early 19th century.

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References

  1. Belhelvie. Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. General Register Office for Scotland : Census 2001 : Usual Resident Population : KS01 : Belhelvie Civil Parish Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 January 2010
  3. "Comparative Population Profile: Balmedie Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Volume 65, Issue 261 - Volume 66, Issue 268 (1987), p. 230
  6. "Belhelvie". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019.