Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Inverness (35 miles or 56 km by road).
Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown-on-Spey Location within the Highland council area | |
| Area | 1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,510 (mid-2020 est.) |
| • Density | 1,931/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Language | English |
| OS grid reference | NJ031276 |
| • Edinburgh | 96 mi (154 km) |
| • London | 426 mi (686 km) |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantown-On-Spey |
| Postcode district | PH26 |
| Dialling code | 01479 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| Website | http://www.grantownonline.com |
The town was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement, and was originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant. The addition 'on Spey' was added by the burgh council in 1898. The town has several listed 18th and 19th century buildings, including several large hotels, and serves as a regional centre for tourism and services in the Strathspey region.
The town is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France.