Kingswells
Kingswells is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated west of the city, east of Westhill, north of Cults and south of Dyce.
Kingswells | |
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Village Centre, Kingswells | |
Kingswells Location within the City of Aberdeen | |
Population | 4,740 (mid-2016 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NJ 86607 07704 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aberdeen |
Postcode district | AB15 |
Dialling code | 01224 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Kingswells has existed as a village for centuries, but only beginning in the 1980s did it expand as a result of the boom in the oil industry. Kingswells accommodates many facilities suited for everybody and is famous for its spacious family homes alongside a leafy, affluent setting. It has a wide range of local amenities including a primary school, convenience store, doctor's surgery, veterinary surgery, Chinese takeaway, pizza takeaway, hairdresser, pharmacy, two nurseries, two community halls, car garage and a restaurant inn. In the nearby mile radius, there is also a business complex with a hotel, home to a Starbucks and a luxury gym. It doesn't include a secondary school however, there are school buses which run within the community providing efficient transport to nearby neighbouring secondary schools such as Bucksburn Academy.
There is a regular bus service running to and from the city, passing the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary run by Stagecoach and a well used Park and Ride scheme. Kingswells also has easy cross country access to Bridge of Don and Dyce, convenient for people working at the Airport and Industrial Estates.
References
- "Mid-2016 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.