Peterhead

Peterhead
Scottish Gaelic: *Ceann Phàdraig^[1]*
Scots: *Peterheid, The Blue Toun*
Peterhead Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Phàdraig; Scots: Peterheid, The Blue Toun;
Population	17,330 (2006)
OS grid reference	NK135465
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Peterhead
Postcode district	AB42
Dialling code	01779
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan;
Scottish Parliament	Banffshire and Buchan Coast;
	List of places UK Scotland

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement, having a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census.^[3] Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as 'The Blue Toon' and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore.