St Fergus
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St Fergus Scottish Gaelic Peit Fhearghais |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 742 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | PETERHEAD | ||
| ZIP code section | AB42 | ||
| prefix | 01779 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Banff and Buchan | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | ||
St Fergus ( Gaelic : Peit Fhearghais ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Aberdeenshire in the Committee Area Buchan . It is located about three miles north-northwest of Peterhead and 10 miles south-southeast of Fraserburgh in the traditional Scottish county of Banffshire . In 2011 St Fergus had 742 inhabitants. The patron saint is Saint Fergus , who had a basilica built on this site .
In 1977 a gas terminal for the Frigg gas field was built near St Fergus . St Fergus is connected to the transport network by the A90 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
Web links
Commons : St Fergus - collection of images, videos and audio files
