Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Ellon
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Ellon Town Centre and the River Ythan | |
Ellon | |
| Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 9,860 (2006)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ948306 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ELLON |
| Postcode district | AB41 |
| Dialling code | 01358 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan (pronounced eye-than) which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine.
Famous people from Ellon
[change | change source]- Paul Sturrock, footballer
- Teddy Scott, footballer, coach and kit man for Aberdeen
- Evelyn Glennie, percussionist
References
[change | change source]- ↑ General Register Office for Scotland, 2006 population estimate Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 12 October 2009
Other websites
[change | change source]- Ellon Tourism Group website Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Ellon AAC Website
- Ellon Academy website Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Ellon Webcam, local picture galleries and historic info
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