Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Ellon Scottish Gaelic: Eilean
Ellon Town Centre and the River Ythan
Ellon Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	10,070 (2022)[1]
OS grid reference	NJ948306
• Edinburgh	106 mi (171 km)
• London	412 mi (663 km)
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ELLON
Postcode district	AB41
Dialling code	01358
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Gordon and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East
List of places UK Scotland 57°21′58″N 2°05′10″W / 57.366°N 02.086°W / 57.366; -02.086

Ellon (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles (26 kilometres) 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. Its name is believed to derive from the Gaelic term Eilean, an island, on account of the presence of an island in the River Ythan, which offered a convenient fording point.^[2] In 1707 it was made a burgh of barony for the Earl of Buchan. It is home to a unique collection of ancient yew trees.