A vision of Britain through time
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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.
Burntisland, par., parl. and royal burgh, seaport, and watering-place, S. coast of Fifeshire, on Firth of Forth, opposite Granton, and 8 miles N. of Edinburgh -- par., 2565 ac., pop. 4821; parl. burgh, pop. 4099; royal burgh, pop. 3197; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. It is connected by a steamboat ferry with Granton, has an excellent harb., and important trade in shipping of coal and iron; has also a distillery, and large oil-works. On an eminence overlooking the harb. is the old castle (now modernised) of Rossend, and to the E. of the town is a small area of golfing links. The burgh unites with Kinghorn, Dysart, and Kirkcaldy in sending 1 member to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, parliamentary and royal burgh, seaport, and watering-place" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Burntisland ScoP Burntisland Burgh Fife ScoCnty |
| Place: | Burntisland |
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