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.
Esslemont, an estate, with a station and a mansion, in the S of Ellon parish, Aberdeenshire. The station is on the Formartine and Buchan section of the Great North of Scotland railway, 1¾ mile SSW of Ellon station. The mansion, 1¼ mile N by W of the station, on the right bank of the Ythan, is a plain building, with a finely-wooded park; its owner, Henry Wolrige Gordon (b. 1831; suc. 1874), holds 4962 acres in the shire, valued at £4503 per annum. A ruined fortalice, called Mains of Esslemont Castle, is nearer the station. Essmore. See Auchinchew.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an estate, with a station and a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Ellon ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
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