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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Newbattle, par. and vil., Edinburghshire par., 5225 ac., pop. 3346; vil., on river South Esk, 1 mile S. of Dalkeith; the Newbattle Mills, paperworks, are 2 miles from Dalkeith, near Dalhousie ry. sta.; Newbattle Abbey is the seat of the Marquis of Lothian, and occupies the site of a monastery founded by David I. in 1140 for Cistercian monks; several illuminated MSS., which formerly belonged to the monks, are preserved in the library of the mansion.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newbattle ScoP Midlothian ScoCnty |
| Place: | Newbattle |
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