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Fochabers

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Fochabers (Fachabair or Fothabair) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. [1]

31 relations: A96 road, Aberdeen, Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, Alexander Milne (entrepreneur), Allan Wilson (army officer), Arthur Robertson Cushny, Baxters, BBC News, Duke of Gordon, Elgin, Moray, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fiona J. Mackenzie, George Chalmers (antiquarian), George Muirhead (naturalist), Inverness, James Cantlie, James Sivewright, Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, John M. Caie, Milne's High School, Moray, Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency), Moray (UK Parliament constituency), Mosstodloch, River Spey, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Scottish Enlightenment, Shangani Patrol, St. Mary's Fochabers, United Kingdom census, 2011, William Marshall (Scottish composer).

A96 road

The A96 is a major road in the north of Scotland.

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen and for the local authority area.

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Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon

Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, KT (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.

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Alexander Milne (entrepreneur)

Alexander Milne (1742–1838) was a Scottish American entrepreneur and philanthropist and was born in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland.

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Allan Wilson (army officer)

Allan Wilson (1856 – 4 December 1893) was an officer in the Victoria Volunteers.

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Arthur Robertson Cushny

Prof Arthur Robertson Cushny FRS FRSE LLD (6 March 1866 – 25 February 1926), was a Scottish pharmacologist and physiologist who became a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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Baxters

Baxters Food Group Limited, also known as Baxters of Speyside or Baxters, is a Scottish food processing company, based in Fochabers, Moray. It produces foods such as canned soups, canned meat products, sour pickles, sauces, vinegars, anti-pasti, chutneys, fruit preserves and salad and meat condiments. Products are sold under the Baxters brand as well as a variety of brands owned, or licensed, to the group. Baxters has remained a private family company for four generations, during which time it has expanded significantly by acquiring other business within the United Kingdom and internationally. Baxters holds a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty the Queen as purveyors of Scottish specialities. The company was known as W.A. Baxter & Sons Ltd. prior to 21 December 2006.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Duke of Gordon

The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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Elgin, Moray

Elgin (Eilginn, Ailgin) is a town (former cathedral city) and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland.

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland judges to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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Fiona J. Mackenzie

Fiona J Mackenzie is a Gaelic singer from Dingwall in Scotland, and has toured and performed throughout Europe and North America.

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George Chalmers (antiquarian)

George Chalmers (1742 – 31 May 1825) was a Scottish antiquarian and political writer.

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George Muirhead (naturalist)

Dr George Muirhead FRSE LLD (1845-1928) was a 20th-century Scottish naturalist and artist.

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Inverness

Inverness (from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness", Inerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands.

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James Cantlie

Sir James Cantlie (17 January 1851 – 28 May 1926) was a Scottish physician.

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James Sivewright

Sir James Sivewright K.C.M.G. (1848–1916) was a businessman and politician of the Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon

Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (née Maxwell; 1748 or 1749 – 14 April 1812) was a Scottish Tory political hostess.

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John M. Caie

John Morrison Caie LLD (20 August 1878 – 22 December 1949) was a Scottish civil servant and poet.

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Milne's High School

Milne's High School is a secondary school in Fochabers, Moray.

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Moray

Moray (Moireibh or Moireabh, Moravia, Mýræfi) is one of the 32 Local Government council areas of Scotland.

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Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Moray is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).

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Moray (UK Parliament constituency)

Moray is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Mosstodloch

Mosstodloch (Mos Tudlach) is a small village in Moray, Scotland, lying near the A96 between Fochabers and Elgin on the west bank of the River Spey.

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River Spey

The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland.

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Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, more commonly known by its acronym RSTMH, was founded in 1907 by Sir James Cantlie and George Carmichael Low.

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Scottish Enlightenment

The Scottish Enlightenment (Scots Enlichtenment, Soillseachadh na h-Alba) was the period in 18th and early 19th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments.

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Shangani Patrol

The Shangani Patrol (or Wilson's Patrol) was a 34-soldier unit of the British South Africa Company that in 1893 was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), during the First Matabele War.

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St. Mary's Fochabers

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United Kingdom census, 2011

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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William Marshall (Scottish composer)

William Marshall (27 December 1748 – 29 May 1833) is regarded as one of the greatest composers of Scottish fiddle music.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fochabers

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