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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Rathen like this:
Rathen, par., hamlet, and ry. sta., Aberdeenshire - par., 9587 ac., pop. 2825; hamlet, f mile SW. of sta. and 4 miles S. of Fraserburgh.
Rathen is now part of ABERDEENSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ABERDEENSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rathen itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rathen in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17037
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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