Brechin

Brechin
Scottish Gaelic: *Breichinn ^[1]*
Scots: *Brechin*
Brechin Scottish Gaelic: Breichinn ; Scots: Brechin;
	Brechin Cathedral
	Brechin Location within Angus
Population	7,230 (2022)
Demonym	Brechiner
OS grid reference	NO600600
Community council	City of Brechin and District;
Council area	Angus;
Lieutenancy area	Angus;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRECHIN
Postcode district	DD9
Dialling code	01356
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Angus and Perthshire Glens;
Scottish Parliament	Angus North and Mearns;
	List of places UK Scotland 56°43′48″N 2°39′19″W / 56.72994°N 2.65533°W

Brechin (/ˈbriːxɪn/; Scottish Gaelic: Breichin) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today as an episcopal seat of the Scottish Episcopal Church), but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era.^[3]^[4]

Nevertheless, the designation is often used, with examples being the City of Brechin and District Community Council, City of Brechin and Area Partnership, City of Brechin Civic Trust and Brechin City Football Club.^[5] Kinnaird Castle is nearby. Brechin is located slightly closer to Dundee than Aberdeen on the A90 between the cities. It is the fourth largest settlement of Angus.

^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Beckett, J V, City status in the British Isles, 1830–2002, Historical urban studies. Aldershot 2005
^ "UK Cities". Department for Constitutional Affairs. 2002. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
^ City of Brechin & District Area Partnership. "Members". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2008.

[1] "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[2] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[3] Beckett, J V, City status in the British Isles, 1830–2002, Historical urban studies. Aldershot 2005

[4] "UK Cities". Department for Constitutional Affairs. 2002. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2008.

[5] City of Brechin & District Area Partnership. "Members". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2008.

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Brechin Scottish Gaelic: Breichinn ^[1] Scots: Brechin
Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Location within Angus
Population	7,230 (2022)^[2]
Demonym	Brechiner
OS grid reference	NO600600
Community council	City of Brechin and District
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRECHIN
Postcode district	DD9
Dialling code	01356

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Angus and Perthshire Glens
Scottish Parliament	Angus North and Mearns
List of places UK Scotland 56°43′48″N 2°39′19″W / 56.72994°N 2.65533°W / 56.72994; -2.65533