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Turriff ()〔 is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708.〔(General Register Office for Scotland : ''Census 2001 : Usual Resident Population KS01 : Turriff Civil Parish'' ) Retrieved 4 January 2010〕 In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name, Turra, which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation. ==Services and amenities== There are four Churches in Turriff, St Ninian's (Church of Scotland), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church), and a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school (Markethill Primary School) and a secondary school (Turriff Academy). People from the surrounding areas, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward attend the secondary school. Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank and TSB have branches in the town. The main supermarket chains are Tesco (whose premises have previously been occupied by Presto, Gateway and Somerfield) and Co-op Food and there are numerous specialist shops including two dispensing pharmacies. The town has a library, a sports centre and swimming pool. It is served by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council approved the transfer of the Municipal Building (previously used as council offices) to a volunteer group for use as a general community centre, and the building has since been renamed Turriff Town House, with the official handover expected to be completed in 2016. Turriff has a football team called Turriff United F.C. who now play in the Highland League, having been voted into membership on 26 February 2009. The "Turriff Show", a two-day agricultural show which is widely accepted as Scotland's largest two-day agricultural show, is held annually on the first Sunday and Monday of August with the Monday being a local holiday in the town. The show marked its 150th anniversary in 2014 with a visit from Queen Elizabeth II. The town has its own weekly newspaper, the ''Turriff Advertiser'', established in 1933 and commonly nicknamed ''The Squeak''. A farmers and general street market, relaunched in 2013, takes place on the third Saturday of each month. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Turriff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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