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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alford, Aberdeenshire</span> Human settlement in Scotland

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kintore, Aberdeenshire</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kemnay, Aberdeenshire</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Kemnay is a village 16 miles (26 km) west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackburn, Aberdeenshire</span> Human settlement in Scotland

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rural Municipality of Whitehead</span> Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada

Whitehead is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is west of Brandon and the principle communities within its boundaries are Kemnay and Alexander.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kemnay railway station</span> Former railway station in Scotland

Kemnay railway station was a station on the Alford Valley Railway in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, which opened in 1858 and closed in 1950.

Kemnay is a small community in Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead about 10 kilometres west of Brandon on PTH 1A. Kemnay has the same name as Kemnay, a village in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blairdaff</span>

Blairdaff is a parish in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the villages of Kemnay and Monymusk.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kemnay Academy</span> Secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Kemnay Academy is a secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 1000 pupils. The current rector is Kyle Scott who took up the position after previous rector, Lizbeth Paul, left in January 2024.

The Alford Valley Railway was a railway company that built a branch line in Scotland, connecting Alford and Kintore on the main line of the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR), giving access to Aberdeen. The line was opened in 1859. It struggled financially from the outset, and it was only support from the GNoSR that enabled it to continue. The GNoSR absorbed it in 1866.

The Aberdeenshire Amateur Football Association (AAFA) is the governing body for amateur football in the City of Aberdeen and County of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. They run the Aberdeenshire Amateur Football League and associated cup competitions. The association was founded in 1947 and is affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kemnay House</span> Scottish castle

Kemnay House is a 17th-century tower house, now incorporated in a later house, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south and west of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Kemnay, to the south of the River Don.

Sir George Nicolson, Lord Kemnay (1637–1711) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.

Whitehouse is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on the A944 road 2 miles southeast of Alford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tillyfourie</span>

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