Elliot, Angus

{{Short description|Hamlet in Angus, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = Scotland

|official_name= Elliot

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|os_grid_reference= NO619393

|map_type= Scotland

|coordinates = {{coord|56.544143|-2.621218|display=inline,title}}

|unitary_scotland= Angus

|lieutenancy_scotland= Angus

|constituency_westminster= Angus

|constituency_scottish_parliament= Angus South

|post_town= Arbroath

|postcode_district = DD11

|postcode_area= DD

|dial_code= 01241

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Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot.{{citation

| title = Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath

| work = Ordnance Survey Landranger Map

| edition = B2

| date = 2007

| isbn = 0-319-22980-7}}

File:The Elliot Water - geograph.org.uk - 85349.jpg, near Elliot, frozen over]]

In 1906 Elliot Junction station (now demolished) was the site of a major railway accident in which 22 passengers were killed.{{cite web|last=Pringle| first=Maj J W| title =Board of Trade Railway Department Inquiry into accident at Elliot Junction on 28th December 1906| url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Elliot1906.pdf|format=PDF|access-date = 2 August 2007}}

The hamlet is served by the X7 Coastrider bus.

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Category:Villages in Angus, Scotland

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