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.
Newburgh.-- royal and police burgh, seaport, and par., NW. Fife, on the Firth of Tay, 11 miles SE. of Perth and 36 N. of Edinburgh by rail-par., 1365 ac., pop. 2191; royal and police burgh, pop. 1852; town, pop. (including 299 in Mount Pleasant, in Abdie par.) 2374; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Newburgh originated with the Abbey of Lindores, and was made a burgh of barony by Alexander III. in 1266, and a royal burgh by James VI. in 1593. The town has beautiful environs.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "royal and police burgh, seaport, and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Newburgh ScoP Newburgh Burgh Fife ScoCnty |
| Place: | Newburgh |
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