Mid Formartine
Ward in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 57.314, -2.249 |
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| OS grid ref: | NJ 85 24 |
| Dialling code: | 01651 (Oldmeldrum) |
Mid Formartine is a largely rural ward in Aberdeenshire, in north‑east Scotland, sitting roughly between Inverurie and Ellon. The landscape is made up of rolling arable farmland, hedgerows and pockets of woodland, with the valley of the River Ythan and a scatter of granite villages and farmsteads giving the area a distinctly agricultural character.
Farming and food production remain important to the local economy, but many residents also commute to nearby centres such as Aberdeen and Inverurie for jobs in services and industry. The ward has a strong community feel - active village halls, primary schools and agricultural shows - and the surrounding countryside contains a number of historic parish churches, estates and other local heritage features that reflect a long rural history.
Postcode districts covering Mid Formartine
Most populated places nearby
- Aberdeen 11.7 miles
- Peterhead 21.3 miles
- Inverurie 5.6 miles
- Westhill 11.1 miles
- Stonehaven 23.9 miles
- Ellon 7.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pitmedden Place 3 miles
- Oldmeldrum Place 3.2 miles
- Newmachar Place 4 miles
- Tarves Place 4 miles
- Inverurie and District Ward 4.9 miles
- Kingseat Place 4.9 miles
- East Garioch Ward 5.1 miles
- Inverurie Place 5.6 miles
- Kintore Place 6.9 miles
- Ellon Place 7.5 miles
- Blackburn Place 7.5 miles
- Methlick Place 7.8 miles
Example postcodes in Mid Formartine
AB51 0GW, AB51 0FF, AB41 7RZ, AB41 7GD, AB51 0BF, AB51 0ET, AB51 0HW, AB41 7QA, AB41 6PT … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 8 miles
- Inverness Airport 68.7 miles
- Inverurie Railway Station 5 miles
- Dyce Railway Station 7.7 miles
Hotels in Mid Formartine Ad
- New Inn Hotel
- Thainstone House 4
- Meldrum House Hotel Golf And Country Estate 4
- The Buchan Hotel
- Station Hotel 2
- Newmachar Hotel 4
- Banks Of Ury 2
- Bennachie Lodge Hotel
- The Square Kintore
- Square
Schools in Mid Formartine
- Balmedie School Primary
- Barthol Chapel School Primary
- Cultercullen School Primary
- Daviot School Primary
- Meldrum Academy Secondary
- Meldrum School Primary
- OneSchool Global Independent - all ages
- Pitmedden School Primary
- Tarves School Primary
- Udny Green School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elrick House Estate 4.1 miles
- Smithy Wood Forest 5 miles
- Logie Wood Forest 5.6 miles
- Goval Wood Forest 6 miles
- Haddo House Estate 6.1 miles
- Pitmedden House Estate 6.2 miles
- Littlejohn's Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Hall Forest Forest 7.3 miles
- Parkhill House Estate 7.4 miles
- Dovecot Wood Forest 7.5 miles
- Blairs Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Todhill Wood Forest 7.6 miles