A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Birsley, a place in Tranent parish, Haddingtonshire, ¾ mile SW of Tranent town, and 1½ mile S of Prestonpans battle-field. An extensive colliery is at it, and a rising ground here, Birsley Brae, was the spot whence Prince Charles Edward's troops marched into the conflict of Prestonpans.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Administrative units: | Tranent ScoP East Lothian ScoCnty |
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