Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cullen

Cullen.-- parl. and royal burgh, small seaport, and par. with ry. sta., in co. and 8¾ m. NW. of Banff, on C. Bay -- par., 881 ac., pop. 2236; parl. burgh, pop. 2033; royal burgh, 3682; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has linen mfrs., and important cod, ling, salmon, and herring fisheries. In vicinity is C. House, seat of the Earl of Seafield. C. unites with Elgin, Banff, Inverurie, Kintore, and Peterhead in returning 1 member to Parliament.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parliamentary and royal burgh, small seaport, and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "harbors")
Administrative units: Cullen ScoP       Cullen Burgh       Cullen DoC       Banffshire ScoCnty
Place: Cullen

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