Forfar
Forfar Scottish Gaelic Baile Fharfair |
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Coordinates | 56 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 53 ′ W | |
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Residents | 14,048 2011 census | |
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Post town | FORFAR | |
ZIP code section | DD8 | |
prefix | 01307 | |
Part of the country | Scotland | |
Council area | Angus | |
British Parliament | Angus | |
Scottish Parliament | Angus North and Mearns | |
Forfar ( Gaelic : Baile Fharfair ) is a city in the Council Area Angus . With about 14,048 inhabitants (as of 2011) it is the administrative seat of Angus. Forfar is also the administrative seat of the traditional County of Angus , which was called Forfarshire until 1928 .
The noble titles Lord Aston of Forfar and Earl of Forfar refer to the city.
Infrastructure and economy
Forfar is close to the A90 trunk road . Forfar has not been connected to the railway network since 1982 (passenger traffic only until 1967).
Sons of the city
- Joseph Wedderburn (1882–1948), mathematician
- Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883–1973), educator
- Peter Ritchie Calder, Baron Ritchie-Calder (1906–1982), author, journalist and university professor
- Edwin Duff (1928–2012), singer
- Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (1946–1980), singer AC / DC
- Ian Read (born 1953), manager
- Gregor Fisken (* 1964), entrepreneur and racing car driver
Individual evidence
Web links
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