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  Aberdeenshire biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aberdeenshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, borders on Moray, Tayside, Perthshire and Aberdeen City Size: 6300 square kilometres.
The traditional county of Aberdeenshire borders Banffshire and Inverness-shire to the west, Perthshire to the south, and Angus and Kincardineshire to the south.
Aberdeenshire fattens a great number of the home-bred crosses for the London and local markets, and imports Irish animals on an extensive scale for the same purpose, while an exceedingly heavy trade in dead meat for London and the south occurs all over the county.
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 Aberdeenshire: Definition and links by Encyclopedian.com Information about Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland.
Aberdeenshire, a north-eastern county of Scotland, bounded north and east by the North Sea, south by Kincardine[?], Forfar[?], and Perth, and west by Inverness and Banff.
This policy culminated in the invasion of Aberdeenshire by Donald, lord of the Isles, who was, however, defeated at Harlaw, near Inverurie, by the earl of Mar in 1411.
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 Aberdeenshire (unitary) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aberdeenshire ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland.
Aberdeenshire Council was established in April 1996, replacing three District councils ( Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside) and part of the area of Grampian Regional Council.
Aberdeenshire has a population of 226,871, representing 4.5% of Scotland's total, and a 20% increase since 1981, 50% since 1971.
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 Encyclopedia: Angus
Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland.
The traditional county borders Kincardineshire to the north-east, the former county of Aberdeenshire to the north, Perthshire to the west.
The traditional county of Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) borders Banffshire and Inverness-shire to the west, Perthshire, Angus and Kincardineshire to the south, and the North Sea to the north and east.
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 Angus [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is the district capital and administrative centre of Angus and was the county capital of the former counties of Angus and its predecessor, Forfarshire.
The unitary council region borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area.
Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland.
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 Aberdeen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the county town of Aberdeenshire, and the chief seaport in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen is also one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, officially known as the City of Aberdeen.
As of 1996, Aberdeen has been governed by the unitary Aberdeen City Council and no longer has any direct control over the neighbouring area of Aberdeenshire (although the headquarters of Aberdeenshire Council are located within the city's boundaries).
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 Aberdeenshire - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Aberdeenshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Unitary authority in northeast Scotland, created in 1996 from three districts within the former Grampian region;; its administrative headquarters, Aberdeen, lies outside the authority.
Aberdeenshire is Scotland's foremost fishing area, which is important at Peterhead, Fraserburgh, and MacDuff, in particular.
Aberdeenshire is the only Scottish unitary authority with its administrative headquarters outside its administrative area.
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 Aberdeenshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aberdeenshire, one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, also formed one of the traditional counties of Scotland.
This policy culminated in the invasion of Aberdeenshire by Donald, Lord of the Isles, who, however, sufferred defeatat Harlaw, near Inverurie, at the hands of the earl of Mar in 1411.
Aberdeenshire responded so grudgingly to this demand that James Graham, Marquis of Montrose visited the shire in the following year to enforce acceptance.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Thurrock (unitary authority)
Unitary Authority, all-purpose, autonomous council that provides all local government services within its boundaries.
Fife (unitary authority), unitary authority, east-central Scotland, bordered on the north by the Firth of Tay, on the east by the North Sea, on the...
Angus (unitary authority), unitary authority, eastern Scotland, bordered on the north by Aberdeenshire unitary authority, on the east by the North...
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 Local Election Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aberdeenshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Banff & Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine & Deeshire District Councils.
Glasgow Unitary Council is composed of wards 1-78, 82-84 and parts of wards 79 and 80 of the old Glasgow District Council.
Renfrewshire Unitary Council is composed of wards 1-20 and 26-45 of the old Renfrewshire District Council.
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 Aberdeenshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aberdeenshire can refer to two local authorities in Scotland with this name.
For the historic county that was subsumed into Grampian Region in 1975 see Aberdeenshire (traditional)
Note that, as well as break in time, the boundaries of the two areas are significantly different thus causing the need for two articles.
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 Kincardineshire. Who is Kincardineshire? What is Kincardineshire? Where is Kincardineshire? Definition of ...
Kincardineshire, also known as The Mearns was a traditional county on the coast of Northeast Scotland.
It is bounded by Aberdeenshire on the north and west, and by Angus on the south.
When the Grampian region was broken up into unitary authorities more recently, it was absorbed into the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire.
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Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of Aberdeenshire (or Aberdeen) became part of the Grampian region in 1975.
In the local government reorganization of 1996, Grampian was dissolved and the c...
Created in the 1974 reorganization of Welsh local government from portions of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, in the 1996 reorganization West Glamorgan was divided into the unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot.
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 Aberdeenshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001: Malcolm Bruce Alex Salmond Robert Smith (UK politician) Aberdeenshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland.
Aberdeenshire Council was established in April 1996, replacing three District councils (Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside) and part of the area of Grampian Regional Council.
Buchan Population 39,160 (2001 Census) Peterhead is the largest town in Aberdeenshire, the principal white fish landing port in Europe, and a major oil industry service centre.
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 Articles - Aberdeenshire (traditional)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
By sea Aberdeenshire has regular communication with the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.
The higher branches of education have always been thoroughly taught in the schools throughout the shire, and pupils have long been in the habit of going directly from the schools to the university.
The local Scots dialect, affectionally known as the Doric, appears broad, and rich in diminutives, and is noted for the use of
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 The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Aberdeen@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
City in Aberdeen City unitary authority, Scotland, on the rivers Don and Dee, 120 km/75 mi north of Dundee; population (2001 est) 212,100.
The third-largest city in Scotland, it is the administrative headquarters of both Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire unitary authorities.
The unitary authority was created in 1996 from the district of the same name that was part of Grampian region from 1975; before that it was part of Aberdeenshire.
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 Talk:Aberdeenshire (unitary) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aberdeenshire Council was established in April 1996, replacing 3 District Councils (Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside) and Grampian Regional Council.
Aberdeenshire has devolved power to 6 Area Committees: Banff and Buchan, Buchan, Formartine, Garioch, Marr and Kincardine and Mearns.
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 Aberdeenshire [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aberdeenshire can refer to two local authorities in Scotland Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
For the unitary council created in 1996 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty.
It is now divided into the council areas of: Moray Aberdeenshire City of Aberdeen Whilst it existed it had several districts under it:...
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 river dee aberdeenshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
River Dee, Aberdeenshire The River Dee is a 90 mile (140 km) long river, which rises in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,...
Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire from 1996 Image:ScotlandAberdeenshire.png Historic Aberdeenshire Image:ScotlandAberdeenshireTrad.png Aberdeenshire, one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland...
Balmoral Castle is a large stately home on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, current (as of 2003) summer residence of Queen...
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Aberdeenshire borders on Moray, Tayside, Perthshire, and Aberdeen City.
Its council headquarters are based at Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen and serves as its administrative centre.
Aberdeenshire Council was established in April 1996, replacing three District councils (Banff & Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine & Deeside) and part of the area of Grampian Regional Council.
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 Unitary Council By-Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kintore is situated in Cock o' the North country to the south east of Inverurie in an area of Aberdeenshire which is currently being torn apart by much needed upgrading of the Aberdeen to Inverness road to a dual carriageway.
As the % vote for the Liberal Democrats and SNP changed little from 1995, it is difficult to conclude whether Kintore represents the start of a Conservative recovery in Scotland or merely a direct transfer of votes from Independent (often Tories without the party label) to the official Conservatives.
Following the by-election, the political composition of Aberdeenshire Council, which is run by a Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition, is 16 Liberal Democrats, 15 Scottish National Party, 11 Independents, and 5 Conservatives.
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 Aberdeenshire (traditional) - Art History Online Reference and Guide
This refers to the former county of Aberdeenshire.
The traditional county of Aberdeenshire borders Banffshire and Inverness-shire to the west, Perthshire, Angus and Kincardineshire to the south, and the North Sea to the north and east.
The county is generally hilly, and from the south-west, near the centre of Scotland, the Grampians send out various branches, mostly to the north-east.
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 Scottish Liberal Democrats: Press Releases - May 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It seems likely that Aberdeenshire will gain an extra 21 Councillors and it looks almost certain that Moray Council will face an increase of 8.
However, after having had time to work as a unitary authority the Moray Council is of the opinion that this review is unnecessary.
Indeed this has always been the opinion of the unitary Moray Council who would prefer to see the review postponed if nothing else.
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 ISO 3166-2:GB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
England (34 counties, 33 London Boroughs, 36 metropolitan districts, 46 unitary authorities, 1 special area)
GB-BAS Bath and North East Somerset (unitary authority)
GB-KHL Kingston upon Hull, City of (unitary authority)
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