Turriff Academy | |
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Location | |
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Type | Co-Educational Secondary School |
Head Teacher | Lee Menzies |
Age | 12to 18 |
Pupils | Approx 661 |
Website | http://turriff.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/ |
Turriff Academy is a non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [1] It serves a large catchment area lying between Inverurie in the south, Huntly to the west, Banff to the north and Fraserburgh and Ellon to the northeast or south-east. [2]
Colin Clark, former MP for Gordon, is an ex pupil of the school. [3]
Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The M58 is a motorway passing through Merseyside and Lancashire, terminating in Greater Manchester. It is 12 miles (19.3 km) long and provides a link between the M6 motorway and the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton and hence on, via the A5036, to the Mersey docks in Liverpool and Birkenhead.
Turriff is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about 166 feet (51 m) above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name Turra, which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation.
Banff and Buchan is a constituency of the House of Commons, located in the north-east of Scotland within the Aberdeenshire council area. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting.
King Edward is a small village, parish and former feudal barony near the north coast of Scotland in Buchan midway between Turriff and Banff.
Auchterless is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; grid reference NJ 713 416, postcode AB53 8BG. The nearest large settlement is Turriff. It is traditionally known as "Kirkton of Auchterless".
Formartine is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This district extends north from the River Don to the River Ythan. It has a population of 36,478.
Meikle Wartle is a small rural village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is around 7 miles north of Inverurie.
The A947 is a single-carriageway road in Scotland that links Aberdeen to Banff via several towns in Aberdeenshire, including Newmachar, Oldmeldrum, Fyvie and Turriff.
Circomedia is a school for contemporary circus and physical theatre based in Bristol, England. The school offers a variety of training courses and workshops that teach circus skills in the context of physical theatre, performance and creativity.
Inverkeithny is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies near where the Burn of Forgue flows into the River Deveron, 7 miles (11 km) west of Turriff and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Aberchirder. In 1990, it was described by Charles McKean as "near-deserted".
Garmond is a linear village in Monquhitter Parish which is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was founded c.1760. Like the neighbouring villages of Cuminestown and New Byth, the residential part is located on the crest of a hill, the valley below being largely given over to farmland.
Turriff railway station was a railway station in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was opened in 1857 by the Banff Macduff & Turriff Junction Railway, later part of the Great North of Scotland Railway, then the LNER and finally British Railways, on the branchline from Inveramsay to Macduff, the station closed to passengers in 1951 and to goods in 1966. The town lay to the north.
Macduff railway station was a railway station serving the settlements of Banff and Macduff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the terminus of a branch line from Inveramsay. It was opened in 1872 by Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway which was later absorbed by the Great North of Scotland Railway.
Netherbrae is an area of farmland and small crofts in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Turriff and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Macduff, and is just off the main A98 road.
Turriff United Football Club are a senior football club currently playing in the Highland Football League in Scotland. They play their matches at The Haughs, beside the River Deveron in Turriff, Aberdeenshire. They joined the Highland League for the 2009–10 season, having been accepted into the league on 25 February 2009. Prior to joining the Highland League, they were a Scottish Junior Football Association club, playing in the Scottish Junior Football North Premier League.
The BBC campus, Broadcasting House Bristol, is located on Whiteladies Road, Bristol. The first building to be occupied was 21/23 Whiteladies Road, which was built in 1852 and is a Grade II listed building, with four radio studios. It was formally opened by the Lord Mayor of Bristol on 18 September 1934. The BBC has been on the same site ever since.
Tifty is near Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Dorlaithers Castle was a castle about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland at Dorlaithers, south of the burn of Gask. It may be known alternatively as North Darlaithers.
Turriff RFC is a rugby union club based in Turriff, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in Caledonia North Four.
Coordinates: 57°32′11″N2°27′40″W / 57.5365°N 2.4611°W