| Nairn | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Narann | |
  Nairn shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 8,418 [1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Nairn |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NAIRN |
| Postcode district | IV12 |
| Dialling code | 01667 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Moray and Nairn |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Nairn (Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. 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The Northern Constabulary (Poileas a' Chinn a Tuath is the Police force responsible for Northern Scotland, covering the council areas of The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (previously Highland and Islands Fire Brigade ( Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheisean Smàlaidh na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean SASDivmap copyjpg|right|200px]] Helimed5jpg|thumb|right|EC-135 G-SASA "Helimed 5" based at Glasgow City Heliport]] The Scottish Ambulance Service ( Scottish Scotland constitutes a single Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Moray and Nairn was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983 A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates This List of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is an ancient fishing port and market town some 16 miles east of Inverness. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. King James VI, when he travelled to London to become King of England, boasted that in his kingdom he had a town whose only street was so long that the people living at one end of it could not understand the language of the people living at the other end. He was speaking of Nairn, formerly split into Scottish Gaelic- and Scots-speaking communities. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern A town of two halves in other ways, the narrow-streeted fishertown surrounds a harbour built by Thomas Telford while Victorian villas stand in the 'West End'. A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 - 2 September 1834 was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. It is believed that the Duke of Cumberland stayed in Nairn the night before the Battle of Culloden.
The town is now best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, a small theatre (called the little theatre) and one small museum, providing information on the local area and incorporating the collection of the former Fishertown museum. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the
In 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the battle of Auldearn was fought near the town, between Royalists and Covenanters. Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms covers Scotland 's involvement in the wider conflict known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms between 1644 and 1650 The Battle of Auldearn, an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, took place on May 9, 1645, in and around the village of Auldearn in Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War ( 1642 &ndash 1651 The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century
It was not until the 1860s that Nairn became a respectable and popular holiday town. Dr. John Grigor (a statue of whom is located at Viewfield) was gifted a house in this coastal town and spent his retirement there. He valued its warm climate and advised his wealthy clients to holiday there. Following the opening of the Nairn railway station in 1855, new houses and hotels were built in the elegant West End. Nairn railway station is a railway station serving the town of Nairn in Scotland. The station is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. The Aberdeen to Inverness Line is a Railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness. Originally this was the last stop on the line from London due to the inhospitable terrain on what is now the main Dava branch line to Inverness.
Nairn is known as a world class golfing destination, with two 18 hole courses. One of these, Nairn Golf Club is one of the great traditional links courses and was laid out by James Braid in 1928. It has hosted many tournaments culminating in the 1999 Walker Cup and is visited by golfers from all over the world.
The local football team is Nairn County F.C., who play in the Highland Football League. Nairn County FC are a senior football club who currently play in the Highland Football League. The Highland Football League (HFL is a league of football clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest but also the north east They recently picked up their first trophy in 31 years when they won the North of Scotland Cup 3-1 against local rivals Forres Mechanics F.C. at Grant Street Park, Inverness. Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish football club currently playing in the Highland Football League. The town has another football team, Nairn St Ninian, who are a junior outfit.
The town also hosts the Nairn International Jazz Festival[2] each August, usually attracting some well-known and world class musicians.
Nairn also stages one of the biggest Highland games in the North. The first event was held in 1867, and it is now one of the few where entry remains free. The games are a major event in the local social calendar.
William Whitelaw the British deputy Prime Minister 1979 - 88 was born in Nairn and has a street named after his family. William Stephen Ian Whitelaw 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL (28 June 1918 &ndash 1 July 1999 commonly known as
James Augustus Grant who discovered the source of the Nile together with Speke was born at Househill, attended Nairn Academy and died at Nairn in 1892. James Augustus Grant ( April 11, 1827 &mdash February 11, 1892) was a Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa There is a plaque to his memory in St Paul's Cathedral. St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London.
Current developments
The A96 from Inverness to Aberdeen currently passes through Nairn town itself. Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, has been pushing for a Nairn by-pass to be developed. [3]
At present Scottish Executive investment in the transport infrastructure has focused on the Inverness to Nairn stretch of road, especially to improve links to Inverness Airport. [4]
However, there are no current plans to build a Nairn by-pass until after 2011. A consultation is currently planned to 2007, which is expected to determine both the feasibility of a Nairn by-pass, as well as a potential time-scale for development.
In the meantime, land to the east and south of the town is being considered for the further development of 1400 houses, with additional plans submitted by Lord Cawdor to double the size of the town over the next 10-15 years through private investment. [5]
Parliamentary burgh
The burgh of Nairn was a parliamentary burgh, combined with the burghs of Inverness, Fortrose and Forres, in the Inverness Burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the UK from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. for Fortrose in New Zealand see Fortrose New Zealand Fortrose ( is a Burgh in the Scottish Highlands, located on the Forres ( Gaelic Farrais) is a town and former Royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast approximately Inverness Burghs was a District of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories In 1832, however, the boundaries of burghs for parliamentary election purposes ceased to be necessarily those of burghs for other purposes. The constituency was abolished in 1918 and the Forres and Nairn components were merged into the then new constituency of Moray and Nairn. Moray and Nairn was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983
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