Edzell
Edzell
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Edzell Location within Angus | |
| Population | 840 (2020) |
| OS grid reference | NO601686 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRECHIN |
| Postcode district | DD9 |
| Dialling code | 01356 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Edzell (/ˈɛdzəl/; Scots: Aigle; Scottish Gaelic: Eigill) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is five miles (eight kilometres) north of Brechin, by the River North Esk. Edzell is a Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side streets. Originally called Slateford, Edzell was renamed in 1818 after an earlier hamlet 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) to the west, which by then had been abandoned. Edzell's population in 2004 was 780.