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OS grid reference
  
NJ821538

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
AB53

Local time
  
Saturday 6:39 AM

Council area
  
Aberdeenshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Banff and Buchan

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
TURRIFF

Police
  
Scottish

Dialling code
  
01888

Lieutenancy area
  
Aberdeenshire

New Byth

Weather
  
1°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 75% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
Banffshire and Buchan Coast

New Byth is a small inland planned village in the Banff and Buchan committee area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies a few miles northeast of Cuminestown. It was founded in 1764 by the then Laird of Byth, James Urquhart.

Map of New Byth, Turriff, UK

The village has few facilities, the former Post Office, village pub and primary school all having closed since 2000. There are two former church buildings, the larger previously affiliated to the Church of Scotland and now derelict, the smaller associated with the United Free Church of Scotland until 1929 and still administered by the Church of Scotland though it is no longer used for church activities, instead being hired out as a general community hall. The village had an active branch of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute until 2011, when it merged with the Monquhitter branch.

The village hosts an annual steam and vintage rally, usually on the Sunday closest to 1 July.

References

New Byth Wikipedia