Arbroath

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Arbroath

Total population

23,481

Coordinates56.56°, -2.58°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a historic coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is the largest town in the council area, with a population of 23,481 in 2022. It lies on the North Sea coast, some 16 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Dundee and 45 miles (72 km) south-southwest of Aberdeen.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

William Sharpey

Scottish physiologist

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Mike Weir

British politician (born 1957)

William Maxwell

Scottish professional footballer and amateur cricketer (1876-1940)

David Dunbar Buick

Scottish-American inventor

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John Benson

Scottish football player and manager (1942-2010)

Grantley Herbert Adams

Barbadian politician (1898-1971)

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Bill Brown

Scottish footballer (1931–2004)

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Morris Pert

British musician (1947–2010)

Charles Smart Roy

British pathologist (1854-1897)

James Chalmers

1782-1853; alleged Scottish inventor of the adhesive postage stamp

Neil Arnott

Scottish physician (1788-1874)

James Bowman Lindsay

British inventor (1799-1862)

Ned Doig

Scottish footballer (1866-1919)

George Robert Milne Murray

British botanist (1858-1911)

Thomas Moonlight

Union Army general (1833–1899)

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Gavin Swankie

Scottish footballer (born 1983)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arbroath

Arbroath

John Chisholm · 1950

[Report 1923]

Arbroath (Scotland). Council

[Report 1936]

Arbroath (Scotland). Council

History of Arbroath to the present time

Hay, George of Arbroath, Scotland. · 1876

Genealogy of John Mather, 1835-1915, Arbroath, Scotland, Kincardine, Ontario

Viola A. Mather · 1979

St. John's Methodist Church

St. John's Methodist Church (Ponderlaw, Arbroath, Scotland) · 1958

Custom and practice in medical care

J Simpson · 1968

'CUSTOM AND PRACTICE IN MEDICAL CARE

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-17

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Seen 2026-09-15

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-14

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-13

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-13

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-13

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-09-09

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Seen 2026-09-09

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Seen 2026-09-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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