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.
Leadhills, vil., Crawford par., and quoad sacra par., partly also in Crawfordjohn par., Lanarkshire - par., pop. 1081; vil., 5 miles SW. of Elvanfoot sta., pop. 1023; P.O., T.O. Leadhills is situated about 1300 ft. above sea-level, and is the highest village in Scotland. It derives its name from the lead mines here, which have been worked with little interruption from the beginning of the 17th century. Allan Ramsay (1686-1758), the poet, was a native.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Crawford ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Leadhills |
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