Peterhead
Also known as Peterheid
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the largest settlement in the council area, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census. It is the busiest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landings by UK vessels, according to a 2019 survey.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Peterhead
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Peterhead North Harbour.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Peterhead's North Harbour
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Ceann Phàdraig
- UK place.scots_name
- Peterheid, The Bloo Toon
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NK135465
- UK place.post_town
- PETERHEAD
- UK place.postcode_area
- AB
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB42
Article
35 sectionsContents
- Prehistory and archaeology
- History
- Founding
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Listed buildings
- Local government
- Demographics
- Social issues
- Education
- Academy
- Primary and specialist schools
- Media
- Newspapers
- Radio stations
- Television
- ''Blueprint for Growth''
- Lighthouses
- Tourism
- Peterhead Trail
- Sport
- Transport
- Road
- Air
- Rail
- Twin town
- Notable people
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- See also
- References
- External links
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the largest settlement in the council area, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census. It is the busiest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landings by UK vessels, according to a 2019 survey.
Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. It is often referred to as The Blue Toun (locally spelled "The Bloo Toon") and locals are known as Bloo Touners. They are also referred to as blue mogganers (locally spelled "bloomogganners"), supposedly from the blue worsted moggans or stockings that the fishermen originally wore.
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