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Lanark, New, vil., in co. and 1 mile S. of Lanark, on river Clyde, pop. 706; P.O.; has spinning mills and an educational institution. New Lanark was founded in 1783 by David Dale, and was the scene of the social experiments of Dale's son-in-law, Robert Owen.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Lanark Burgh Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
Place names: | LANARK | LANARK NEW | NEW LANARK |
Place: | Lanark |
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