Torphins
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 Torphins Village Crossroads | |
  Torphins Location withinAberdeenshire | |
| Population | 1,370 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ6219 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BANCHORY |
| Postcode district | AB31 |
| Dialling code | 01339 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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| 57°6′18″N2°37′22″W / 57.10500°N 2.62278°W /57.10500; -2.62278 | |
Torphins (/tɔːrˈfɪnz/tor-FINZ;[2]Scottish Gaelic:Tòrr Fionn) is a village inRoyal Deeside,Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles (35 km) west ofAberdeen. It is situated on theA980, about 7 miles (11 km) north-west ofBanchory, and was once served by theGreat North of Scotland Railway.
With a population of around 1,400, it is one of the larger villages in Deeside.
The nameTorphins may come from the GaelicTorr Fionn, meaning fair/white hill, or as a corruption ofTor Feithachan, meaning hill of the bogs.[3] Another less likely namesake isThorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl ofOrkney, who might have passed through the area due to his partnership withMacbeth.[3][4] It appeared on maps in 1750 under the nameTurfins.[4]
The village has many facilities including a primary school (with about 250 pupils attending each year), a large park with play area, a car dealer, a hairdressers, two tennis courts, a bowling green and a doctor's surgery. There are also a variety of shops in Torphins including a charity shop, aScotmid store, a beauty salon, a Chinese and Thai takeaway and a chemist. There is aChurch of Scotland church, which is part of theMid Deeside United Churches alongside those inKincardine O'Neil andLumphanan. Torphins also has its own Town Hall - the Learney Hall. It also has apublic house/Indian restaurant, the Learney Arms Indian, which was originally part of a hotel. The hotel and pub was closed in 2015 with plans to turn the building into a residential dwelling, despite local objection.[5] The pub was later reopened in 2016 but the hotel remained closed.[6] The pub closed again briefly before being converted into an Indian restaurant and bar. The hotel no longer exists being converted into a private dwelling house and renamed The Gatsby.
Torphins was home to aWar Memorial MaternityHospital. As a result, manynotable people from Deeside have been born in Torphins. The building, however, has recently become a GP clinic, and no longer offers maternity facilities.
Walkers Shortbread was founded in the village by Joseph Walker in 1898.[7]
There is a 9-holegolf course located about a mile outside of Torphins.[8]
TheStagecoach Bluebird 201 and 202 buses provide service to Aberdeen. There are other infrequent connections on the 413, and theRoyal Mail PB74postbus.Torphins railway station on theDeeside Railway served the village from 1859 to 1966.
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Torphins also has a tennis club,[9] a lawn bowls club[10] and a seasonal curling rink.[11]
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| inKincardine and Mearns | ||
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