Longhaven

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Longhaven is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located two miles southwest of Boddam. [1]

Longhaven railway station closed in 1948. The village had a primary school which was closed in 2018 due to the inability to hire a head teacher. [2] In 2022, it was announced that it would close permanently. [3]

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References

  1. "Longhaven". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. Topp, Kirstie (22 April 2022). "Longhaven School: Closure would 'rip heart out of community'". Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. Topp, Kirstie (1 July 2022). "Aberdeenshire school to close permanently after failure to recruit head teacher". aberdeenlive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

Coordinates: 57°27′16″N1°48′30″W / 57.454522°N 1.808320°W / 57.454522; -1.808320