Banchory
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![]() Banchory High Street | |
Population | 6,034 [1] (2001 census) est. 6,520[2] (2006) |
OS grid reference | NO698958 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BANCHORY |
Postcode district | AB31 |
Dialling code | 01330 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Banchory (Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar, 'blessed place') is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.