A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
Culross, parl. and royal burgh, small seaport, and par., in detached part of Perthshire, on N. shore of Firth of Forth, 2½ miles SE. of East Grange sta., this being 6 miles NW. of Dunfermline and 7½ miles SE. of Alloa -- par., 7584 ac., pop. 1130; parl burgh, pop. 373; royal burgh, pop. 380; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of linen. There are ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1217. Near the abbey ruins is Culross Abbey House, seat of the Earl of Elgin; also Culross Park. C. unites with Stirling, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, and Queensferry, in returning 1 member to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary and royal burgh, small seaport, and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Culross ScoP Culross Burgh Perthshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Culross |
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