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Turra
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Torraibh
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Scotland
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4,454 United Kingdom Census 2001
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NJ725505
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57539031
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TURRIFF
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AB
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AB53
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01888
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Banff And Buchan
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Aberdeenshire
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Aberdeenshire
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Gordon
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is a town and parish in
Aberdeenshire ,
Scotland . It is approximately 166 feet above
Sea Level .
Turriff is known locally as in the
Doric Dialect of
Scots . The name appears to be
Scottish Gaelic in origin, from "''
Tor r''" meaning a mound or round hill, or "''tur''" meaning a tower.
Turriff has a primary school (Markethill Primary School) and a secondary school (Turriff Academy). People from the surrounding areas, including the villages of
Cuminestown ,
Fyvie and
King Edward attend the secondary school.
Bank Of Scotland ,
Royal Bank Of Scotland ,
Alliance & Leicester ,
Clydesdale Bank and
Lloyds TSB have branches in the town. The main supermarket chains are
Somerfield and
Co-op and there are numerous specialist shops including two dispensing pharmacies. The town has a library, a sports centre and a swimming pool.
An annual two-day agricultural show is held in Turriff.
The
Knights Templar appear to have had a base in the area, and a spot of land nearby is still known as "Temple Brae".
Early in 1639, the
Marquis Of Huntly assembled his forces here, and thereafter went to
Kintore in lower Aberdeenshire, eventually marching from there to
Aberdeen itself. The Marquis — being informed shortly after his arrival in Aberdeen that a meeting of
Covenanters was to be held in Turriff on the fourteenth of February — resolved to disperse them, by occupying the town with 2000 men. The incident was known as the "First raid of Turray".
More recently, the 1913
Turra' Coo incident in the parish was the result of a local refusal to pay
National Insurance when this was introduced by
Lloyd George 's government.
