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.
Dunbar, royal burgh and seaport town, and par., Haddingtonshire, 29¼ miles E. of Edinburgh by rail and 367 NW. of London -- par., 7497 ac., pop. 5396; royal burgh, pop. 3745; town, pop. (with Belhaven) 1661; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Tues. Dunbar has a bracing air, and is coming into favour as a heath resort. It has valuable herring fisheries. The harbour has been greatly enlarged and improved. Boatbuilding is carried on. On a rock near the harbour stand the ruins of Dunbar Castle (captured by Edward I.), formerly a place of great strength. At the Race of Dunbar, in 1650, Cromwell defeated the Scottish army under Leslie. Dunbar united with Haddington, North Berwick, Jedburgh, and Lauder in returning 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "royal burgh and seaport town, and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Dunbar ScoP Dunbar Burgh Dunbar DoC East Lothian ScoCnty |
| Place: | Dunbar |
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