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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Banknock, a collier hamlet in Denny parish, Stirlingshire, 2¼ miles SW of Denny town. Three seams of coal here yield large output both for consumption in the neighbourhood and for exportation. At Banknock House, the seat of Wm. Wilson, Esq., Rosa Bonheur was a guest in 1856.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a collier hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Denny ScoP Stirlingshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Banknock |
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