Everything about Grantown-on-spey totally explained
Grantown-on-Spey (External Link
) is a town in the
Highland Council Area in
Scotland.
It was founded in
1765 as a
planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river
Spey at the northern edge of the
Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles South East of
Inverness (35 miles by road).
It is the main town in what was the ecclesiastical (and later civil) parish of "
Cromdale,
Inverallan and
Advie" formed by the union of the same-named parishes in the 16th century. It was formerly in the
county of
Moray, until the 1860s being partly within a detached portion of
Inverness-shire. From 1898 to 1975 it was a
burgh in
Morayshire before being subsumed into the
Badenoch and Strathspey district of the
Highland Region until District and Regions were abolished in 1996. Originally simply "Grantown" (after
Sir James Grant), the addition of "on Spey" was one of the first actions of the newly-created burgh in 1898.
The 2001 population was 2,239
(External Link).
Grantown-on-Spey is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in
Vendée,
Pays-de-la-Loire,
France.
Visitor Information
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There is a small
museum (External Link) which is located in Burnfield Avenue near one of the town's three free car-parks.
There are a number of churches in the town (none of which have a burial ground) :-
» Church of Scotland, in Mossie Road.
Baptist, in the High Street.
» Roman Catholic, in the High Street.
Episcopalian, in the High Street.
There are two local cemeteries which are maintained by the Highland Council:-
» Inverallan, the original burial ground which is still occasionally used. Most inscriptions have been transcribed and published in book form. It is between the River Spey and Inverallan House at O.S. grid reference NJ 026 260 and is beside the car park at the end of a road leading from the B9102 road. Apart from the baptism font beside the entrance gate the original Inverallan parish church no longer remains.
Grantown (also known as the "New Cemetery") which has been in use since the early 20th century. It is located between the B9102 and the A95 roads south of Grantown at O.S. grid reference NJ 027 267. The main entrance and car parking is on the B9102 with an alternative access to the lower (for example downhill!) end from the A95 "Grantown bypass".
Transport
Train services.
The town used to be served by a railway which was however closed in the 1960s. The
Strathspey Railway is a
heritage railway which proposes to extend its line to Grantown-on-Spey. The nearest main line stations are Aviemore, Carrbridge and Elgin.
Bus Services.
There are several bus services mainly concentrating on the route to Aviemore but also serving surrounding places. Grantown is also a destination for various national and international charter and touring services.
Taxi Services
There are several local operators.
Further Information
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