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 miles18.9 km
- Peterhead 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Inverurie 5.6 miles9 km
- Westhill 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Stonehaven 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Ellon 7.5 miles12.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Pitmedden Place 3 miles4.9 km
- Oldmeldrum Place 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Newmachar Place 4 miles6.4 km
- Tarves Place 4 miles6.5 km
- Inverurie and District Ward 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Kingseat Place 4.9 miles7.8 km
- East Garioch Ward 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Inverurie Place 5.6 miles9 km
- Kintore Place 6.9 miles11 km
- Ellon Place 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Blackburn Place 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Methlick Place 7.8 miles12.6 km
Example postcodes in Mid Formartine
AB41 7NB, AB51 0HP, AB41 7LW, AB23 8UL, AB51 0EB, AB23 8YS, AB41 6SE, AB41 7PS, AB41 6ST … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 8 miles12.8 km
- Inverness Airport 68.7 miles110.6 km
- Inverurie Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Dyce Railway Station 7.7 miles12.5 km
Hotels in Mid Formartine Ad
- The Sidings Inverurie
- New Inn Hotel
- The Aberdeen Arms Hotel
- Meldrum House Country Hotel & Golf Course 4
- Bennachie Lodge Hotel in Kemnay 3
- The Square Kintore
- Station Hotel 2
- The Buchan Hotel
- Strathburn Hotel Inverurie by Compass Hospitality 4
- Thainstone House 4
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 miles6.6 km
- Smithy Wood Forest 5 miles8 km
- Logie Wood Forest 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Goval Wood Forest 6 miles9.7 km
- Haddo House Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Pitmedden House Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Littlejohn's Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Hall Forest Forest 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Parkhill House Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Dovecot Wood Forest 7.5 miles12 km
- Blairs Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Todhill Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km