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.
Esk.-- river; is formed by the confluence of the Black Esk and the White Esk, 7½ miles NW. of Langholm, Dumfries-shire, and flows SE. and S. past Longtown, Cumberland, to the head of the Solway Firth; is 28 miles long, and has salmon and trout.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Eskdale |
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