Laurencekirk

right|thumb|250px|Kinnear Square lies at the south end of Laurencekirk.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Laurencekirk
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NO7171
UK place.map_type: Scotland
UK place.post_town: LAURENCEKIRK
UK place.postcode_area: AB
UK place.postcode_district: AB30
UK place.dial_code: 01561
UK place.constituency_westminster: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
UK place.gaelic_name: Eaglais Labhrainn/Coinmheadh
UK place.scots_name: Lowrenkirk
UK place.unitary_scotland: Aberdeenshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Kincardineshire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Angus North and Mearns
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi: 67

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3040
Image: Laurencekirk.jpg

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Commons category: Laurencekirk
postal code: AB30
OS grid reference: NO716714
P8168: flag of Northern Cyprus
P12749: Johann Hieronymus Schröter

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18 to 19th centuries
20th century to present
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In literature
Notable residents
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right|thumb|250px|Kinnear Square lies at the south end of Laurencekirk.

Laurencekirk (, , ), locally known as Lournie or simply 'The Kirk', is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is administered as part of Aberdeenshire. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was established in 1895 and awarded the Charter Mark in 2003.