NationMaster - Encyclopedia: County of Moray

Moray, or Morayshire or Elginshire (Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It was also in use as a local government county of Scotland until 1975, with Elgin as the county town. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of traditional counties of Scotland ordered by area. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... Elgin is a city in north-east Scotland, 35 miles east of Inverness and 70 miles west of Aberdeen. ... Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and their surrounding islands, but covering historical divisions. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... A registration county was, in the United Kingdom, a statistical unit used for the output of census information. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78... Nairnshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic) is a small traditional county of Scotland, centred around Nairn, the traditional county town. ... Inverness-shire (Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... Banffshire (Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a small traditional county in the north of Scotland. ... The local government of Scotland is organised into 32 unitary authorities covering the mainland and islands of Scotland. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78... Elgin is a city in north-east Scotland, 35 miles east of Inverness and 70 miles west of Aberdeen. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ...

There were two large detached portions of Morayshire situated locally in Inverness-shire, and a corresponding part of Inverness-shire situated locally in Morayshire. With the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 these parts were merged into the county in which they locally lay. The county shown was officially called Elginshire, sharing the name of the Elginshire parliamentary constituency, so named since 1708. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1888 (52 & 53 Vict. ... Elginshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1832. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...

In 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, most of the local government county was combined with Aberlour, Buckie, Cullen, Dufftown, Findochty, Keith and Portknockie areas of the county of Banffshire to form the Moray district of the Grampian region. Grantown-on-Spey and Cromdale areas were combined with Kingussie and Badenoch areas of the county of Inverness-shire to form the Badenoch and Strathspey district of the Highland region. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ... Aberlour, also known as Charlestown of Aberlour after its founder, is a town in Moray, Scotland, 12 miles south of Elgin. ... Buckie Harbour, with town in background Buckie (Gaelic: Bucaidh) is a burgh town of about 9,000 inhabitants on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland in Moray. ... The Royal Burgh of Cullen (Gaelic: Inbhir Cuilinn) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea coast 20 miles east of Elgin. ... Dufftown is a burgh in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom. ... Findochty is a village in Scotland. ... St. ... Portknockie is a coastal village on the Moray Firth in northeastern Scotland, halfway between Aberdeen and Inverness. ... Banffshire (Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a small traditional county in the north of Scotland. ... Grampian (Roinn a Mhonaidh in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ... Grantown-on-Spey is a small burgh in the Scottish Highlands founded in 1765, on the River Spey with a population of 3,409 [1]. It lies at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about twenty miles south east of Inverness. ... Cromdale is a small, growing village in the Highland council area of Scotland, on the A95 road, where it crosses Cromdale Burn, between Grantown-on-Spey and Aberlour. ... Kingussie is a small burgh in the Scottish Highlands adjacent to the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 served as the towns main street. ... Badenoch, a district of south-east Inverness-shire in Scotland, bounded on the north by the Monadhliath mountains, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar, on the south by Atholl and the Grampians, and on the west by Lochaber. ... Inverness-shire (Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... Badenoch and Strathspey was created in 1975 as a one of the eight council disricts of the Highland local government region of Scotland. ... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na GÃ idhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ...

The registration county, for property, is County of Moray, and a slightly smaller area is a lieutenancy area named Moray. The latter is almost exactly of the rump of the traditional county, without its exclaves in Inverness-shire. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarchs representatives, in Scotland. ...

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Towns and villages of the county

Category: Counties of Scotland Burghead is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. ... Craigellachie, BC Craigellachie (IPA: , but or can be substituted for ; is another common pronunciation) is a locality in British Columbia, Canada, located several kilometres to the west of the Eagle Pass summit. ... Elgin is a city in north-east Scotland, 35 miles east of Inverness and 70 miles west of Aberdeen. ... Findochty is a village in Scotland. ... Also known as: Origin: Fragrance: Smoothness: Sweetness: Color: Complexity: Body and texture: Finish: Relative cost: Overall Rating: The Glenlivet is a Speyside Single malt Scotch Whisky produced by The Glenlivet Distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. ... Grantown-on-Spey is a small burgh in the Scottish Highlands founded in 1765, as a planned town on the River Spey with a population of 3,409 [1]. It lies at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about twenty miles south east of Inverness, and is in the... Lossiemouth (Gaelic: Inbhir Losaidh), known by locals as Lossie, is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. ... Maggieknockater (Magh an Fhùcadair in Scottish Gaelic) is a hamlet on the A95 road in Scotland in the administrative region of Moray, in the former county of Banffshire. ... Portknockie is a coastal village on the Moray Firth in northeastern Scotland, halfway between Aberdeen and Inverness. ... Rothes is a village in Moray, Scotland, south of Elgin and on the banks of the River Spey. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1888 (52 & 53 Vict. ... The historic county of Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) was until 1975 a county of Scotland. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ... Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Ã€ir in Scottish Gaelic) was a county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Banffshire (Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a small traditional county in the north of Scotland. ... Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council and a Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. ... The County of Bute (Siorrachd BhÃ²id in Gaelic), commonly also known as Buteshire, is one of the registration counties of Scotland. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1891 to 1975. ... Look Aboot Ye Clackmannanshire (Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife. ... Dumfriesshire (Siorrachd DhÃ¹n Phris in Gaelic) was a county of Scotland. ... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Fife (FÃ¬obh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... Inverness-shire (Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... Kincardineshire, also known as The Mearns (from A Mhaoirne meaning The Stewartry) is a traditional county on the coast of Northeast Scotland. ... Kinross-shire was a county of Scotland. ... Kirkcudbrightshire (pronounced Kir-COO-bri-shir, also known as the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or as East Galloway, and Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt in Gaelic) is a traditional county of south-western Scotland, bounded on the north and north-west by Ayrshire, on the west and southwest by Wigtownshire, on the south... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Moray, or the anglified Morayshire or Elginshire (Mhoireibh in Gaelic) was a county of Scotland, bordering the former Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. ... Nairnshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic) is a small traditional county of Scotland, centred around Nairn, the traditional county town. ... The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Peeblesshire (Siorrachd nam PÃ¹ballan in Gaelic) is a traditional county in Scotland. ... Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) is a traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Renfrewshire was a county of Scotland until their abolition in 1975. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ... Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Selkirkshire (Siorrachd Shalcraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Stirlingshire (Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the traditional county town. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county which is now within the Highland local government area of Scotland. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... Wigtownshire is a small traditional county in the south west of Scotland. ...

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