Belhelvie (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Shealbhaigh) is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.[1] The parish has a population of 3,802,[2] of which 1,653 are in the village.[3] The history of the parish is available online.[4] The churchyard contains a notable example of a morthouse used against the activities of bodysnatchers in the early 19th century.

Belhelvie
Park Terrace in Belhelvie
Belhelvie is located in Aberdeenshire
Belhelvie
Belhelvie
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population3,802 (2001)
OS grid referenceNJ9417
Civil parish
  • Belhelvie
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERDEEN
Postcode districtAB23
Dialling code01358
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
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Scotland
57°14′56″N 2°05′17″W / 57.249°N 2.088°W / 57.249; -2.088

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Belhelvie. Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. ^ General Register Office for Scotland : Census 2001 : Usual Resident Population : KS01 : Belhelvie Civil Parish Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 January 2010
  3. ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Balmedie Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 29 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Belhelvie - a History of the Parish". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  5. ^ Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Volume 65, Issue 261 - Volume 66, Issue 268 (1987), p. 230
  6. ^ "Belhelvie". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019.
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