Peterhead

Peterhead Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Phàdraig Scots: Peterheid, The Blue Toun
Peterhead Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	17,330 (2006)
OS grid reference	[NK135465 NK135465]
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Peterhead
Postcode district	AB42
Dialling code	01779
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Banffshire and Buchan Coast
List of places UK Scotland 57°30′33″N 1°47′00″W / 57.5091°N 1.7832°W / 57.5091; -1.7832

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement, having a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census. Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as 'The Blue Toon' and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore.

Sport

Peterhead F.C. are a Scottish Football League side who currently play in the Second Division.

Twin town

• Ålesund, Norway

References

Other websites

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peterhead.

• Peterhead's Official Website Archived 2020-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
• The unofficial guide to Peterhead Archived 2008-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Photographs and forum live webcams showing life in a rural garden Archived 2021-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Peterhead News Site^{[permanent dead link]}
• Local Authority Covering Peterhead Area

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