The New Statistical Account of Scotland: LanarkW. Blackwood and Sons, 1845 |
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... tion of the member of Parliament for the county takes place . New Lanark is a large and handsome village , lying on the south- west from the town . It stands low upon the river side , and is com- pletely surrounded by steep and ...
... tion of the member of Parliament for the county takes place . New Lanark is a large and handsome village , lying on the south- west from the town . It stands low upon the river side , and is com- pletely surrounded by steep and ...
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... tion of the parish . It may be regretted , however , that we still want those hedge - rows of timber , which in many parts of the island give the appearance of a close - wooded country . The greatest obstacles to improvement appears to ...
... tion of the parish . It may be regretted , however , that we still want those hedge - rows of timber , which in many parts of the island give the appearance of a close - wooded country . The greatest obstacles to improvement appears to ...
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... tion of moisture , and to see how far the winds carry and mountains attract water to supply the animal and vegetable creation in every quarter . Notwithstanding that Dolphinton is distant fifty miles from the nearest point of the great ...
... tion of moisture , and to see how far the winds carry and mountains attract water to supply the animal and vegetable creation in every quarter . Notwithstanding that Dolphinton is distant fifty miles from the nearest point of the great ...
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... tion , and of a homely exterior , but it is comfortable within . records bear that , prior to 1650 , the glebe was far from the church and " the gate to it foul , " and that there was no manse for the mi- nister , who had flitted five ...
... tion , and of a homely exterior , but it is comfortable within . records bear that , prior to 1650 , the glebe was far from the church and " the gate to it foul , " and that there was no manse for the mi- nister , who had flitted five ...
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... tion of the parish , as fixed in 1733 , amounted to L. 1450 Scots money ; of which Sir Norman Lockhart has L. 1383 , 13s . 4d . , and the remainder L. 66 , 6s . 8d . belongs to the Rev. Mr Aiton , which was bequeathed by the late Rev ...
... tion of the parish , as fixed in 1733 , amounted to L. 1450 Scots money ; of which Sir Norman Lockhart has L. 1383 , 13s . 4d . , and the remainder L. 66 , 6s . 8d . belongs to the Rev. Mr Aiton , which was bequeathed by the late Rev ...
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