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.
Wishaw, police burgh and quoad sacra par., Cambusnethan par., Lanarkshire, 15 miles SE. of Glasgow by rail - quoad sacra par., pop. 9791; police burgh, pop. (including Cambusnethan and Craigneuk) 13,112; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Wishaw is the centre of a vast mineral trade, and has a distillery. Wishaw House, seat, on South Calder Water, is 1 mile NW. of the town.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "police burgh" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cambusnethan ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Wishaw |
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