Oldmeldrum

Oldmeldrum
	Center of Oldmeldrum
Coordinates	57 ° 20 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ W Coordinates: 57 ° 20 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ W
	Oldmeldrum
	Oldmeldrum
Residents	3212 2011 census
administration
Post town	INVERURIE
ZIP code section	AB51
prefix	01561
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	Aberdeenshire
British Parliament	Gordon
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East

Oldmeldrum , usually just called Meldrum , is a village in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about 20 km northwest of Aberdeen and 30 km south-southeast of Banff . Between 1911 and 1951 the population remained constant at just over 1100. In 2011, Oldmeldrum had 3212 inhabitants, which means that the number of inhabitants has almost doubled within 50 years. The whiskey distillery Glen Garioch has been located in Oldmeldrum since 1825 .

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The connecting road from Aberdeen to Banff runs directly through Oldmeldrum. The A96 , which runs from Aberdeen to Inverness , runs about seven kilometers southwest through Inverurie . A station served by the Great North of Scotland Railway was closed in the 1960s.

The Kirkton of Bourtie is a stone circle in a field near Oldmeldrum.