Foveran

Foveran
Foveran
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNJ980232
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townELLON
Postcode districtAB41
Dialling code01358
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Foveran is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located 11 miles (18 km) north of Aberdeen and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road.

The origin of the place-name is from the Scottish Gaelic word fuaran indicating a place with a little spring and appears as Furene in c. 1150.

The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family (see Turing Baronets). The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing (1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet.

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