Broughty Ferry

suburb of Dundee, Scotland, UK
Place town Q459773
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Broughty Ferry

Summary

Broughty Ferry is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Broughty Ferry is located in Dundee City[3].
  • Broughty Ferry is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Broughty Ferry's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Broughty Ferry's instance of is recorded as suburb[6].
  • Broughty Ferry's Commons category is recorded as Broughty Ferry[7].
  • Broughty Ferry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.4672, 'lon': -2.86991}[8].
  • Broughty Ferry's official website is recorded as http://www.cometobroughty.co.uk/[9].
  • Broughty Ferry has a population of {'amount': '+18659'}[10].
  • Broughty Ferry's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Broughty Ferry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Broughty Ferry sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[13].
  • Broughty Ferry's historic county is recorded as Angus[14].

Body

Geography

Broughty Ferry is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Dundee City[3].

Physical Characteristics

Broughty Ferry sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[13]. It has a population of {'amount': '+18659'}[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5] and suburb[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Broughty Ferry include it railway station[15], a railway station[16], in United Kingdom[17].

Why It Matters

Broughty Ferry ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for it include it railway station[15], a railway station[16], in United Kingdom[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Laerol · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', 'gd', 'it', 'nl', 'p
    Sitelink count → 16
    Image → Broughty Ferry Beach.JPG, Broughty Ferry seen from Dundee Law - September 2026.jpg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Broughty Ferry seen from Dundee Law - September 2026.jpg"
  2. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1278456643
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  3. 16w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Population → {'amount': '+18659'}
    Instance of → town, suburb
    Country → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge [[Q70893996]] to frwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
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