Blackburn
Place in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 57.207, -2.293 |
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| OS grid ref: | NJ 82 12 |
| Population: | 2,980 |
| Dialling code: | 01467 (Inverurie) |
Blackburn in Aberdeenshire is a village on the north‑western edge of the Aberdeen urban area in north‑east Scotland. Largely a commuter settlement, it sits amid agricultural land and has good road links to Aberdeen and nearby market towns such as Inverurie, which makes it popular with families and people working in the city.
Locally there are a primary school, shops and community facilities and an active volunteer culture; the surrounding countryside offers easy access for walks and outdoor pursuits. Over recent decades Blackburn has grown from a small farming community into a mixed residential area while retaining visible ties to the agricultural landscape and wider history of Aberdeenshire.
Postcode districts covering Blackburn
Most populated places nearby
- Aberdeen 7 miles
- Inverurie 6 miles
- Westhill 3.6 miles
- Stonehaven 16.8 miles
- Ellon 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- East Garioch Ward 2.4 miles
- Kintore Place 2.6 miles
- Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone Ward 3.4 miles
- Dyce Place 3.6 miles
- Westhill Place 3.6 miles
- Kingswells Place 4.5 miles
- Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill Ward 4.8 miles
- Inverurie and District Ward 5.2 miles
- Newmachar Place 5.6 miles
- Countesswells Place 5.8 miles
- Northfield/Mastrick North Ward 5.9 miles
- Inverurie Place 6 miles
Example postcodes in Blackburn
AB21 0LJ, AB21 0JY, AB21 0GB, AB21 0JS, AB21 0XA, AB21 0SZ, AB21 0RX, AB21 0EP, AB21 0JQ … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 3.6 miles
- Inverness Airport 69.4 miles
- Dyce Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Inverurie Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Blackburn Ad
- Leys Hotel 0.2 miles
- The Square Kintore 2.9 miles
- Crowne Plaza Aberdeen Airport 4 3.4 miles
- Moxy Aberdeen Airport 4 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Airport 3 3.4 miles
- Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Aberdeen Airport 4 3.2 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Aberdeen Airport 4 3.3 miles
- Aloft Aberdeen Teca 3 4.2 miles
- Pinehurst Lodge Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Hilton Aberdeen Teca 4 4.2 miles
Schools in Blackburn
- Kinellar School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gueval Wood Forest 1.4 miles
- Tertowie Estate 1.7 miles
- Pitmedden House Estate 2.6 miles
- Smithy Wood Forest 2.9 miles
- Logie Wood Forest 3.4 miles
- Hall Forest Forest 3.6 miles
- Goval Wood Forest 4.1 miles
- Blairs Wood Forest 4.3 miles
- Dovecot Wood Forest 4.5 miles
- Parkhill House Estate 4.8 miles
- Stoneyhill Wood Forest 4.9 miles
- Todhill Wood Forest 5 miles