Foveran (Scottish Gaelic: Fobharan) is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1][2] The village is located 11 miles (18 km) north of Aberdeen and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road.
Foveran
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Foveran Location within Aberdeenshire | |
OS grid reference | NJ980232 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ELLON |
Postcode district | AB41 |
Dialling code | 01358 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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The origin of the place-name is from the Scottish Gaelic word fuaran indicating a place with a little spring and appears as Furene in c. 1150.[3]
The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family (see Turing Baronets). The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing (1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet.