Grantown on Spey
Grantown-on-Spey
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 A winter scene in Grantown-on-Spey |
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| Grantown-on-Spey shown within the Highland council area | |
| Area | Analyser UV02 |
| Population | 2,239 |
| Language | English |
| OS grid reference | NJ031276 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantown-On-Spey |
| Postcode district | PH26 |
| Dialling code | 01479 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.grantownonline.com |
Grantown-on-Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles south east of Inverness (35 miles by road).
Originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant, on Spey was added by the burgh council in 1898.
The population in 2001 was 2,166.
The town is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, France, and Grant Town, West Virginia in the United States.
Since 2011, Grantown-on-Spey has been home to Shinty club Strathspey Camanachd.
There is a small museum located in Burnfield Avenue near one of the town's three free car-parks.
There are a number of churches in the town (none of which has a burial ground):
A church in the High Street (opposite Dunstaffnage Brae) is shared by two congregations :-
There are two local cemeteries, both of which are maintained by the Highland Council:-
Train services: There are no rail services to Grantown. The closest main line stations are Aviemore and Carrbridge from which trains travel North/South between Inverness and the central belt. There is also a station at Forres from which trains run between Inverness and Aberdeen.
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