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{{short description|Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland}} {{for|the South African town|Fraserburg}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Use British English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = Scotland | official_name = Fraserburgh | label_position = top | gaelic_name = Baile nam Frisealach | scots_name = The Broch | population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Fraserburgh}} | population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref> | os_grid_reference = NJ997670 | coordinates = {{coord|57.693|-2.005|display=inline,title}} | static_image_name = Fraserburgh Harbour.jpg | static_image_2_name = Fishing Fleet at Fraserburgh.jpg | static_image_2_caption = Fishing boats in Fraserburgh harbour | unitary_scotland = [[Aberdeenshire]] | lieutenancy_scotland = [[Aberdeenshire (historic)|Aberdeenshire]] | constituency_westminster = [[Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire North and Moray East]] | constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire and Buchan Coast]] | post_town = FRASERBURGH | postcode_district = AB43 | postcode_area = AB | dial_code = 01346 | london_distance_mi = 434 | edinburgh_distance_mi = 128 | website = [http://www.visitfraserburgh.com visitfraserburgh.com] }} '''Fraserburgh''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|r|eɪ|z|ər|b|ər|ə}}; {{langx|gd|Baile nam Frisealach}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/?id=39824 |title=Fraserburgh |work=[[Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba]]: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> locally known as '''the Broch''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089487|title=BROCH|publisher=Dictionaries of the Scots Language|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> is a town in [[Aberdeenshire (unitary)|Aberdeenshire]], Scotland, with a population recorded in the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]] as 13,100.<ref>[https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/media/4746/fraserburghcensusprofile.pdf Aberdeenshire Council Information and Research Team - Fraserburgh, Census 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073156/https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/media/4746/fraserburghcensusprofile.pdf |date=4 January 2018 }} accessed 3 January 2018</ref> It lies in [[Buchan]] in the northeastern corner of the county, about {{convert|40|mi|km|0}} north of [[Aberdeen]] and {{convert|17|mi|km|0}} north of [[Peterhead]]. It is the biggest [[shellfish]] port in Scotland and one of the largest in Europe, landing over {{Convert|5450|t|LT ST}} in 2016.<ref>[http://publications.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/dataset/04328a6b-6361-449d-8f5b-0636a9dcb69a/resource/a5e09f5b-b2b6-4041-9a34-63590544f2f8/download/aberdeenshire-sea-fisheries-statistics.pdf Fishing Industry Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073238/http://publications.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/dataset/04328a6b-6361-449d-8f5b-0636a9dcb69a/resource/a5e09f5b-b2b6-4041-9a34-63590544f2f8/download/aberdeenshire-sea-fisheries-statistics.pdf |date=4 January 2018 }} Aberdeenshire Council (December 2017)</ref> Fraserburgh is also a major port for [[whitefish (fisheries term)|white]] and [[pelagic fish]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}
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