Stuartfield
{{Short description|Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland}}
{{For|the former U.S. stadium|Stuart Field}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Stuartfield
| gaelic_name= Creachann
| scots_name= Crichie
| label_position=bottom
| country= Scotland
| map_type= Scotland
| static_image = The Square, Stuartfield.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = The Square, Stuartfield
| population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Stuartfield}}
| population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}}){{Scottish settlement population citation}}
| os_grid_reference= NJ973459
| coordinates = {{coord|57.502|-2.045|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= PETERHEAD
| postcode_area= AB
| postcode_district= AB42
| dial_code= 01771 (Mintlaw)
| constituency_westminster= Gordon and Buchan
| unitary_scotland= Aberdeenshire
| lieutenancy_scotland= Aberdeenshire
| constituency_scottish_parliament= Aberdeenshire East
}}
Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated {{convert|1.8|km}} south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as New Crichie,{{cite web|title=Crichie Court|url=http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/housing/housingoptions/renting/options/crichie.asp|publisher=Aberdeenshire Council|access-date=27 January 2013|date=10 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412045644/http://aberdeenshire.gov.uk/housing/housingoptions/renting/options/crichie.asp|archive-date=12 April 2013}} and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website being crichie.org.[http://www.crichie.org/] The name Crichie (Crechy) derives from the Gaelic word for clay.
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Sources
- [http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4055.html Stuartfield] in the Gazetteer for Scotland.
- [http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory4055.html Historical overview of Stuartfield] in the Gazetteer for Scotland.
{{Commons category}}
{{Buchan, Aberdeenshire places|state=uncollapsed}}
{{Aberdeenshire places|state=collapsed}}
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