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Peterhead
Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Phàdraig, Inbhir Ùigidh
Scots: Peterheid
Peterhead (Scotland)
Peterhead

Peterhead shown within Scotland
Population approximately 19,000
OS grid reference NK135465
Council area Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area Aberdeenshire
Constituent country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ABERDEEN
Postcode district AB42
Dialling code 01779
Police Grampian
Fire Grampian
Ambulance Scottish
European Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament Banff and Buchan
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 57°30′33″N 1°46′60″W / 57.5091, -1.7832

There is also a suburb of Adelaide named Peterhead, South Australia

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Description

Peterhead, like Fraserburgh, first grew as a fishing port, and became the largest white fish port in Europe. Fraserburgh, called The Broch in Scots, is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the extreme Northeast corner approximately 40 miles North ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Although the industry is in decline, it is still important to the town. The Ugie Salmon Fish House showcases traditional fish preparation methods. The town grew again following the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1960s. North Sea oil refers to oil and Natural gas ( Hydrocarbons produced from Oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

Peterhead is also home to one of Scotland's high security prisons and until April 2005 was home of the nearby Royal Air Force station - RAF Buchan. RAF Buchan is a Royal Air Force station near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.

Peterhead is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement. It has a relatively diverse economy, including food processing, textiles, service industries and, importantly, fishing. Peterhead was founded by the Keith Earls Marischal in 1587, and was developed as a planned settlement. The title of Earl Marischal was created in the peerage of Scotland for William Keith the Great Marischal of Scotland. In 1593 the construction of Peterhead's first harbour, Port Henry, established a base for trade and safety which has grown into Europe's premier white fish landing port. Over 90,000 tonnes of fish, with a value of around £60m are now landed at Peterhead, which is also base to over 550 fishermen.

A new phase of growth was initiated in the 1970s with Peterhead becoming a major oil industry service centre, and the completion of the nearby St Fergus gas terminal. At this time, considerable land holdings were allocated for industrial development. In recent times, the town has suffered from several high profile company closures and is facing a number of pressures, including Common Fisheries Policy reforms and uncertainty over the future of HMP Peterhead. HMP Peterhead is a prison near the town of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The Peterhead Project initiative under the Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership brings together the Council, Scottish Enterprise Grampian, Communities Scotland, commerce and community representatives. In addition to Wellbank, the programme is assisting business diversification and town centre environmental improvements. Peterhead Bay Authority plan to extend the northern breakwater as a stimulus to the town's economic development.

Peterhead is often referred to as The Blue Toon and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore. Worsted (pronunciation) is the name of a Yarn, the Cloth made from this yarn and a yarn weight category In May 2007, the Peterhead Football Club adopted as its fan song "The Blue Toon Tune".

Population around 19,000 Source: General Register Office for Scotland data and Council forecast

Education

Peterhead Academy

Peterhead Academy houses over 1400 pupils and the school is split up into 8 houses (Arbuthnot, Buchan, Craigewan, Grange, Marschall, Ravenscraig Slains and Ugie), all representing areas of the town. The school has pupils coming from surrounding villages such as Boddam, St Fergus, Inverugie, Rora, Hatton and Cruden Bay.

Primary schools

Peterhead has seven primary schools (Clerkhill, Buchanhaven, Meethill, Dales Park, Central, Burnhaven, Anna Ritchie), Clerkhill being the largest.


Transport

Peterhead has a number of in-town and out-of-town bus services. These include:

260: Aberdeen - Balmedie - Ellon - Hatton - Peterhead

261: Peterhead - Cruden Bay - Hatton Village

263: Aberdeen - Balmedie - Cruden Bay - Peterhead

269: Fraserburgh - Crimond - Peterhead

280: Peterhead - Stirling Village - Boddam

281: Peterhead Chapel Street - Meethill Circular

283: Peterhead Chapel Street - Aalesund Road Circular

284: Peterhead Chapel Street - Catto Drive Circular

286: Peterhead - Mintlaw - Stuartfield - New Deer

469: Fraserburgh - Peterhead

747: Peterhead/Ellon - Dyce

963N : Aberdeen - Newburgh - Cruden bay - Peterhead (Night Service)

All these stop at the new Peterhead Transport Interchange

Main employers

Company/Organisation Activity

Definition based on more than 70 employees. Source: Various

Tourism

View of Peterhead bay, looking towards the breakwaters
View of Peterhead bay, looking towards the breakwaters
Merchant Street with the Harbour in the background
Merchant Street with the Harbour in the background

The harbours, maritime and built heritage are the town's principal tourism assets. Recent initiatives include investments in the Peterhead Bay area, which have included the berthing of cruise ships in the harbour. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience A number of projects are planned under the auspices of the Peterhead Project initiative, including tourism strategy development, enhancement of existing attractions, measures to improve the town's physical attractiveness, and improved marketing and promotion. Robert (Bob) Simmers (Peterhead-citizen) has been one of the foremost persons in town to have established the Peterhead-Aalesund-friendship/twinship.

Twin town

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is a city and municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Provost of Peterhead was the head of the Peterhead Burgh council in Scotland. Clerkhill is an area of the town of Peterhead in north east Scotland.
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