In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Bridge of Don like this:

Don, Bridge of, a suburb of Old Aberdeen, in Old Machar parish, Aberdeenshire, on the river Don, 2 miles N of Aberdeen, under which it has a post office.

Bridge of Don through time

Bridge of Don is now part of ABERDEEN CITY City. Click here for graphs and data of how ABERDEEN CITY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bridge of Don itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bridge of Don, in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21947

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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