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.
Renton.-- town and quoad sacra par., Cardross par., Dumbartonshire, on river Leven, 2½ miles N. of Dumbarton by rail - quoad sacra par., pop. 4387; town, pop. 4319; P.O., T.O.; was founded in 1782, and carries on calico-printing, bleaching, and dyeing. Tobias Smollett (1721-1771), the novelist, was born in the neighbourhood.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and quoad sacra parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Dunbartonshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Renton |
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