In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Orwell like this:
Orwell, par., NW. Kinross-shire, on Loch Leven, 13,133 ac., pop. 2031; the church is at Milnathort.
Orwell through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Orwell has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Perth and Kinross. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Orwell and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Orwell, in Perth and Kinross and Kinross Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16789
Date accessed: 20th May 2013
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