In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Meldrum like this:
Old Meldrum, par. and vil. with ry. sta., mid. Aberdeenshire - par., 8102 ac., pop. 2254; vil., 5½ miles NE. of Inverurie Junction and 19 miles NW. of Aberdeen rail, pop. 1494; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Old Meldrum was made a burgh of barony in 1672. It has a distillery.
Meldrum through time
Meldrum is now part of Aberdeenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Meldrum itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Meldrum in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17030
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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