Difference between revisions of "Banffshire"
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| − | [[Image:Banffshire County Map.jpeg|left| | + | [[Image:Banffshire County Map.jpeg|left|140px|thumb|Wikipedia Image:Banffshire County Historic Map]] |
[[Image:Banffshire.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Duff House, Banff. | [[Image:Banffshire.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Duff House, Banff. | ||
| − | Built to William Adams design in 1735 for William Braco, 1st. Earl of Fife.submitted by Judith]] | + | Built to William Adams design in 1735 for William Duff of Braco, 1st. Earl of Fife.submitted by Judith]] |
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| + | Banffshire is quite unusual in that it had several small remote enclaves situated in the next county, the illustrated map (left) shows these small areas, they actually sit within the boundary of Aberdeenshire but had no political connections to the county of Aberdeenshire<br> | ||
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From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_House Wikipedia] the online encyclopedia<br> | From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_House Wikipedia] the online encyclopedia<br> | ||
| − | The story of Duff House did not get off to a happy start. Disputes over its building reached such an intensity that Duff never lived here. So acrimoniously did this end that it is said that he never even looked at the completed house, having his carriage blinds drawn whenever he passed by. | + | The story of Duff House did not get off to a happy start. Disputes over its building reached such an intensity that Duff never lived here. So acrimoniously did this end that it is said that he never even looked at the completed house, having his carriage blinds drawn whenever he passed by.<br> |
| − | For more information visit | + | For more information about the history of the property visit [http://www.duffhouse.org.uk/ Duff House Official Website] |
| − | [http://www.duffhouse.org.uk/ Duff House Official Website] | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 13 May 2007
Banffshire is quite unusual in that it had several small remote enclaves situated in the next county, the illustrated map (left) shows these small areas, they actually sit within the boundary of Aberdeenshire but had no political connections to the county of Aberdeenshire
From Wikipedia the online encyclopedia
The story of Duff House did not get off to a happy start. Disputes over its building reached such an intensity that Duff never lived here. So acrimoniously did this end that it is said that he never even looked at the completed house, having his carriage blinds drawn whenever he passed by.
For more information about the history of the property visit Duff House Official Website
Register Offices
The county of Banff is administered by both the Aberdeenshire Council and The Moray Council.
There are 12 full time register offices operated by the Aberdeenshire Council and a further four operated by Moray Council
Banff Register Office
37 Castle Street
Banff
AB45 1FQ
Tel: 01261 813439
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Banff Library
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Banff
AB45 1AE
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