Banffshire, Scotland

E389139

Banffshire, Scotland is a historic county in northeastern Scotland whose name was later given to Canada's Banff National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic county
lieutenancy area
registration county
borders Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED
Inverness-shire NERFINISHED
Kincardineshire NERFINISHED
Moray
containsFeature Cairngorms
Moray Firth coast
surface form: Moray Coast
containsRegion Badenoch and Strathspey
surface form: Strathspey
containsRiver River Bogie NERFINISHED
River Deveron
River Isla
River Spey
containsSettlement Aberchirder
Buckie
Cullen
Dufftown
Keith
Macduff
Portsoy
Tomintoul
country Scotland
hasCoastOn Moray Firth
hasHistoricCountyStatusAbolished 1975
hasHistoricCountyTown Banff
hasHistoricIndustry agriculture
fishing
textiles
whisky distilling
hasLieutenancyArea Banffshire lieutenancy area
hasNotableProduct Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
hasRegistrationCounty historic county of Banffshire
surface form: Banffshire registration county
historicalParliamentaryRepresentation Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Moray Council area
surface form: Elginshire and Nairnshire (for some areas after reforms)
historicCountyOf Scotland
inspiredToponym Banff
surface form: Banff, Alberta
languageHistoricallySpoken English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn United Kingdom
Northeast Scotland
surface form: northeastern Scotland
namedAfter town of Banff
nameUsedFor Banff National Park
partlyReplacedBy Aberdeenshire Council area
surface form: Aberdeenshire council area

Moray Council area
surface form: Moray council area
succeededBy Grampian
surface form: Grampian Region
traditionalRegion Highlands
Northeast Scotland
surface form: North-East Scotland

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Banff National Park namedAfter Banffshire, Scotland
Duff House location Banffshire, Scotland
this entity surface form: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
James Gordon Bennett Sr. birthPlace Banffshire, Scotland
this entity surface form: Newmill, Banffshire, Scotland