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.
Pittenweem, parl. and royal burgh, seaport town, and par. with ry. sta., Fife, on the Firth of Forth, 1½ m. W. of Anstruther and 3½ m. NE. of Elie - par., 663 ac., pop. 2119; parl. and police burgh, pop. 2087; royal burgh, pop. 2116; town, pop. 2090; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; belonged originally to the priory (12th century), of which some ruins remain, and was made a royal burgh in 1542. A large number of the inhabitants are employed in the fisheries. Pittenweem is one of the St Andrews Burghs, which return 1 member to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary and royal burgh" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Pittenweem ScoP Fife ScoCnty |
| Place: | Pittenweem |
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