Foveran
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Foveran is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
. The village is located 11 miles north of Aberdeen
and 4 miles south-east of Ellon
; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90
trunk road. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family (see Turing Baronets
). The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing
(1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet, Sir John Dermot Turing.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The village is located 11 miles north of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
and 4 miles south-east of Ellon
Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine...
; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90
A90 road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.From Edinburgh, it travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee...
trunk road. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family (see Turing Baronets
Turing Baronets
The Turing Baronetcy, of Foveran in the County of Aberdeen, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created in 1638 for John Turing. He was a supporter of Charles I and was taken prisoner by the Covenanters in 1639. In 1651, he fought at the Battle of Worcester...
). The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing
Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS , was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" with the Turing machine, which played a...
(1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet, Sir John Dermot Turing.