Westhill

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Westhill

Total population

11,750

Coordinates57.15°, -2.28°

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

Overview

Westhill is a suburban town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Aberdeen. As of 2022, it has a population of 11,750, making it one of the largest towns in Aberdeenshire.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

James Gregory

Scottish mathematician and astronomer

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Scott Rennie

British minister

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Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy

British lady-in-waiting and baroness

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Andy Beattie

Scottish footballer and manager (1913-1983)

William Forbes Skene

Scottish historian (1809-1892)

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Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan

Scottish noble

David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford

British politician (1871-1940)

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Amy Manson

Scottish actress

Andrew B. Davidson

British academic (1831-1902)

Archibald Bisset Smith

recipient of the Victoria Cross

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Arthur King

Scottish footballer

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Bill Anderson

Scottish sportsman

Charles James William Grant

Scottish military officer (1861–1932); recipient of the Victoria Cross

Flora Garry

Scottish poet

James Park

New Zealand geologist and surveyor (1857-1946)

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James Thompson

British civil servant and administrator (1848–1929)

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

Nearby places in Scotland

• Mill of Brotherfield
  1.5 mi away
• Silverburn
  1.8 mi away
• Aryburn
  5.7 mi away
• Rosevalley
  6.3 mi away
• Sunnyside
  6.5 mi away
• Bishopston
  6.6 mi away
• The Crossroads
  6.6 mi away
• Achath
  6.7 mi away
• Parsonage
  9.7 mi away
• Whiterashes
  10.4 mi away
• Tillery
  11.1 mi away
• Chapelhall Cottages
  14 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Official Identifiers