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.
Finstown, a village in Firth and Stenness parish, Orkney, at the head of Firth Bay, 6 miles WNW of Kirkwall. It has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments; horse and cattle fairs on the third Monday of every month; and a recently erected pier, 500 feet long, where an extensive trade is carried on in coal, lime, manures, grain, etc. Pop. (1881) 160.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney ScoCnty |
| Place: | Finstown |
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