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.
Forfar, co. town, parl. and royal burgh, and par. with ry. sta., Forfarshire, in the Valley of Strathmore, 14 miles NE. of Dundee, 54 NE. of Edinburgh, and 471 NW. of London -- par., 8353 ac., pop. 14,470; royal burgh, pop. 13,579; parl. burgh and town, pop. 12,817; P.O., T.O., 6 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. The staple industry is the mfr. of linen, especially of the coarser varieties; in connection with the linen factories are several bleachworks. Forfar was a royal residence of Malcolm Canmore, whose castle stood on the Castle Hill, a conical mound to the NE. of the town. Malcolm's queen, Margaret, lad also a residence on the Inch in Forfar Loch, to the W. of the town, a sheet of water which has been much reduced by draining operations. Forfar was made a royal burgh by David I. (1124-1153). The castle, then occupied by an English garrison, was captured and demolished by King Robert Bruce, 1308; it was never rebuilt, and its site is now marked by the town cross (1648). Forfar unites with Montrose, Bervie, Arbroath, and Brechin in returning 1 member to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "county town, parliamentary and royal burgh, and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "capitals") |
| Administrative units: | Forfar ScoP Forfar Burgh Forfar DoC Angus ScoCnty |
| Place: | Forfar |
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