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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.
St Margaret's Hope, a harbour and a post-office village in the island of South Ronaldshay, Orkney. The harbour is a small bay, projecting into the middle of the N coast of the island, and opening into the sound which separates South Ronaldshay from Burray. It is one of the safest and best harbours for small vessels in the kingdom. A fishery here, which drew regular visits from London lobster smacks, and engaged the capital of different English companies, was, for many years, the only regular fishery in Orkney. The village, standing at the head of the harbour, 13 miles S of Kirkwall, is the seat of an industrious population, chiefly engaged in fisheries. It has a post office under Kirkwall, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, a branch of the Union Bank, and a good inn. Pop. (1861) 260, (1871) 363, (1881) 412.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a harbour and a post-office village" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney ScoCnty |
| Place: | St Margarets Hope |
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