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BANFFSHIRE - Towns and Parishes

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Bartholemew's Gazetteer, the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland and the New Statistical Account all give different numbers of parishes belonging to Banffshire. The following list includes every parish which, perhaps in part only, or for a limited time, could be reckoned as belonging to Banffshire.

Aberlour
Alvah*
Banff
Bellie*
Boharm*
Botriphnie
Boyndie
Cabrach*
Cairnie*
Cullen*
Deskford
Enzie*
Fordyce
Forglen
Gamrie*
Gartly*
Glass*
Grange
Inveravon*
Inverkeithny
Keith*
King Edward*
Kirkmichael
Marnoch
Mortlach
New Machar*
Old Deer*
Ordiquhill
Rathven*
Rothes*
Rothiemay
St Fergus*

Those parishes marked "*" have undergone boundary changes which may be significant for genealogical purposes. Detailed comments will be found in the appropriate Parish entry, under Historical Geography. For a more general discussion of why Banffshire should have so many anomalous parishes, see the article on County versus Parish.

If you are interested in a Banffshire location, but are uncertain which parish it might come under, you can use the GENUKI Gazetteer to find out.