Torphins
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Torphins (/tɔːrˈfɪnz/ tawr-FINZ;[1] Scottish Gaelic: Tòrr Fionn) is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 23 miles west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway.
With a population of around 1300 it is one of the larger villages in Deeside, though it is not as large as Aboyne. Torphins is an affluent village with high priced properties.
Amenities
The village has many facilities including a small primary school, large park with play area, a car dealer, two tennis courts, a bowling green and a doctor's surgery. There are also a variety of shops in Torphins including a charity shop, a Scotmid store, a funeral home, a Chinese takeaway and a chemist. There is a Church of Scotland church, which is part of the Mid Deeside United Churches alongside those in Kincardine O'Neil and Lumphanan. Torphins has its own Town Hall.
Torphins was home to a War Memorial Maternity Hospital. As a result, many notable people from Deeside have been born in Torphins. The building however has recently become a GP clinic, and no longer offers maternity facilities.
There is a 9 hole golf course located about a mile outside of Torphins.[2]
Public transport
The 202, 201 Stagecoach Bluebird bus provides service to Aberdeen. There are other infrequent connections on the 413, and the Royal Mail PB74 postbus.
Sport
Torphins is home to the local amateur football team, Torphins AFC.[3] Torphins also has a tennis club,[4] a lawn bowls club[5] and a seasonal curling rink.[6]
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- Torphins Community Website
- Torphins Community Council
- Torphins Primary School
- Torphins Golf Club
- Torphins AFC
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- ↑ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p. 149.
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- ↑ http://www.torphins.org/Bowling.asp
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