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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.
Johnshaven, a fishing village in Benholm parish, Kincardineshire, with a station on the Bervie branch of the North British, 4¼ miles SSW of Bervie and 9¼ NNE of Montrose. Standing upon a rocky reach of coast, it has a post office under Fordoun, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, 3 insurance agencies, 3 inns, 3 friendly societies, coastguard and police stations, 59 fishing boats and 120 fisher men and boys, a brewery, a sailcloth factory, a Free church, and a U.P. church. A public school, enlarged in 1877, with accommodation for 282 children, had (1881) an average attendance of 207, and a grant of £171, 14s. Pop. (1831) 1027, (1841) 1172, (1861) 1089, (1871) 1077, (1881) 1041. Houses (1881) 263 inhabited, 27 vacant.—Ord. Sur., sh. 57, 1868.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Benholm ScoP Kincardineshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Johnshaven |
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