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Turriff, police burgh and par., Aberdeenshire, on Idoch Water and near river Deveron, 12 miles S. of Macduff and 38 NW. of Aberdeen by rail - par., 18,380 ac., pop. 4343; burgh, pop. 2304; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks; has an ancient market cross and an interesting church ruin; the curing of pork is extensively carried on.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "police burgh" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Turriff Parish Aberdeenshire County |
| Place: | Turriff |
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