Introduction to Torphins, Aberdeenshire.
Torphins is a very pleasant village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and lies on the Beltie Burn, with,in 2007, a estimated population of 1,134, this from the statistics department of Abedeenshire council. Although it is one of the larger villages in Deeside, but still with a pleasant quiet country air and well served for travel to and from Aberdeen, Aboyne or Banchory. The village first appeared on a map in 1750 as "Turfins", and some, but not all sources propose that the name comes from the Gaelic torr fionns meaning "white hills", perhaps a reference to the Hill of Fare, to the east. It is about 20 miles by the A980 road west of Aberdeen on what was once the 19th Century Great North of Scotland railway, set in a pleasant valley. The Learney Arms is set in the centre of the village, the independent Platform 22 gallery is close by, and Torphins has its own Town Hall.
The village has many other facilities including a primary school, large park with play area, pleasant 9 hole golf course, tennis courts, a bowling green, a curling rink, a doctors surgery, Post Office and a variety of other shops including a superb butcher, a baker, a hairdressers, a furniture maker, a Co-operative grocer, chemist and a car dealership. There is a Church of Scotland, which is part of the Mid Deeside United Churches with Kincardine O'Neil and Lumphanan.
Torphins was home to a War Memorial Maternity Hospital, and as a result, many notable people from Deeside have been born in Torphins. The building however has recently become a GP clinic, and no longer offers maternity facilities.
Torphins is also surrounded by very pleasant countryside, with an assortment of country walks. These routes kindly provided and maintained mostly through woodland of the long established Learney estate.
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Aberdeenshire is Tops
It is official (Jan 2010) Aberdeenshire folks enjoy the best quality of life in Scotland. The 2009 Bank of Scoland annual Quality of Life Survey says so.
Compared to Scottish averages, we have :
Higher employment rate (82%)
Higher than average earnings
More School qualifications (84%)
Less rainfall
More sunshine
Better Health
and a longer life span
So not much more to complain about  - Where did I leave that Snow Shovel?
Curling in Torphins
Torphins Curling Club Feb. 23rd. 2010 | With the unexpected and continuing cold weather, the Torphins curling rink was well and truly frozen. Under floodlight and lanterns, club members enjoyed a pleasent evening on the ice.
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Torphins Gala Day Pipers 2008
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Also, early 2009 saw the formation of Torphins AFC by a few likeminded individuals. They felt there was a need to set up such a local amateur football club to promote and encourage players from the Deeside area to come along, become involved, and drive the club forward, enhancing the sense of community spirit.
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The Learney Arms Hotel
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Whats on - Featured Event : Fright Night at Crathes Castle20th March 2010: Tel : 01224 589431 for info : 8pm - 1 am :
Grampian Terrace, Jan 2nd, 2010
Christmas and New Year 2009/2010 has seen heavy snow in Torphins. With an initial snow covering prior to Christmas day, with a further sustained snowfall arriving with the new year.
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