Official Name: | Lumsden |
Country: | Scotland |
Unitary Scotland: | Aberdeenshire |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Aberdeenshire |
Population: | 344 |
Population Ref: | (2009) |
Static Image: | Lumsden School.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Lumsden School |
Os Grid Reference: | NJ472217 |
Postcode District: | AB54 |
Postcode Area: | AB |
Post Town: | HUNTLY |
Constituency Westminster: | Gordon and Buchan |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Aberdeenshire West |
Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road.
It crowns a rising-ground 745feet above sea level amid a fertile district. It is situated around northwest of Alford and is near both the River Don and the upper course of the Water of Bogie.
The village was founded around 1825 by Harry Leith Lumsden of Auchindoir on what was then a barren moor.
The population was 243 in 1840, 478 in 1861, 487 in 1871 and 519 in 1881. The population in 2009 is 344, a decline to levels before 1861.
The village is served once a day on weekdays by the 231 service between Alford and Huntly.[1] [2]