Alford, Aberdeenshire

Alford Scottish Gaelic: Athfort[1] Scots: Aaford,[2] Awfort[3]
Alford Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	1,925 [4] (2001 census) est. 2,050[5] (2006)
OS grid reference	[NJ5716 NJ5716]
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Alford
Postcode district	AB33
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West

Alford (pronounced "aaford") is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. The place-name is thought to come from the Scots "auld ford"; its original position being on the banks of the Don. The "L" sound in the word has, over time, been dropped, and is silent.

• Alford is the birthplace of the renowned poet, Charles Murray.
• Stewart Milne, chairman of both the Stewart Milne Group and Aberdeen Football Club was born nearby and attended school in Alford
• Alford is also the birthplace of the person who played the most games for Glasgow Rangers, Douglas Herbert Gray, who played 948 games for the team.

1. ↑ "Rannsaich an Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig" (in Scottish Gaelic). .smo.uhi.ac.uk. 2010-11-10. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
2. ↑ "Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots". Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
3. ↑ The Online Scots Dictionary.
4. ↑ "Comparative Population Profile: Alford Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
5. ↑ Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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