Alford, Aberdeenshire

Alford Scottish Gaelic: Athfort[1] Scots: Aaford,[2] Awfort[3]
Alford
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	1,925 [4] (2001 census) est. 2,050[5] (2006)
OS grid reference	NJ5716
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Alford
Postcode district	AB33
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West
List of places UK Scotland 57°14′N 2°43′W / 57.23°N 02.71°W / 57.23; -02.71

Alford (pronounced "aaford") is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. The place-name is thought to come from the Scots "auld ford"; its original position being on the banks of the Don. The "L" sound in the word has, over time, been dropped, and is silent.

1. ↑ "Rannsaich an Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig" (in Scottish Gaelic). .smo.uhi.ac.uk. 2010-11-10. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
2. ↑ "Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots". Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
3. ↑ The Online Scots Dictionary^{[permanent dead link]}.
4. ↑ "Comparative Population Profile: Alford Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
5. ↑ [1] Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine