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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.
Lochgelly, town and quoad sacra par. with ry. sta., partly in Ballingry par., but chiefly in Auchterderran par., Fife, ½ mile NW. of Loch Gelly, and 7½ miles NE. of Dunfermline - par., pop. 3190; town, pop. 2601; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; Lochgelly is a police burgh, and owes its prosperity to its collieries and ironworks; between the town and the loch is Lochgelly House, seat of the Earl of Miato.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and quoad sacra parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lochgelly Burgh Fife ScoCnty |
| Place: | Lochgelly |
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