Rathven

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Rathven
Scots: Raffin
Rathven Kirk - geograph.org.uk - 185542.jpg
Rathven Kirk
Rathven is located in Moray
Rathven
Rathven
 Rathven shown within Moray
OS grid reference NJ444657
Council area Moray
Lieutenancy area Banffshire
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BUCKIE
Postcode district AB56
Dialling code 01542
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Moray
Scottish Parliament Moray
List of places
UK
Scotland

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Rathven (Scots: Raffin )[1] is a village and former civil parish in Moray, Scotland. The parish was last used as a census subdivision in 2001 when the population was 12,378[2] and included the former burghs of Buckie, Findochty and Portknockie.

Churches

View of the altar of St. Peter's Church, Rathven

In the village, as well as Rathven Kirk is the Roman Catholic St Peter's Church. It is sometimes inaccurately referred to as a cathedral. St Gregory's Church, Preshome and St Ninian's Church, Tynet are served from here. The church was built in 1851-7 to a design by Bishop James Kyle and Alexander and William Reid. In 1907 the chancel, altar and baptistry were altered by Charles Jean Ménart, who also designed St Aloysius Church, Glasgow.[3]

Notable people

The Addison family in Rathven can be traced back to the 17th century and this branch includes the Canadian-Czech philanthropist, Vincent Peter Addison (d. 2007) and the travel writer, David M. Addison whose latest work "Confessions of a Banffshire Loon" contains much information about the Addisons of Rathven as well as the Addisons of nearby Portknockie where Joseph Addison was the first provost. There are also a couple of chapters on the Gordons of Letterfourie who were the lairds and masters of the people of Rathven.[4]

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