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Alford, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in mid of co. and 29½ miles NW. of Aberdeen, on river Don, 9102 ac., pop. 1472; vil., pop. 529; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. It has important grain and cattle markets.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Alford Parish Aberdeenshire County |
| Place: | Alford |
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