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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Ellon, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Aberdeenshire -- par., 22,259 ac., pop. 3698; vil., on river Ythan, 19½ miles NE. of Aberdeen, pop. 964; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks; is the capital of the Buchan district, and has important markets; the Ythan, here spanned by a three-arch bridge, is navigable for coal-lighters to within a mile of the vil.; in vicinity is Ellon House, and the ruins of Ellon Castle. Ellon is a summer resort.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ellon ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Ellon |
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