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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Blackwood, a railway station and an estate in Lesmahagow parish, Lanarkshire- The station is on the Lesmahagow branch of the Caledonian, adjacent to the river Nethan, near Kirkmuirhill village, 2 miles S of Stonehouse station, and nearly 4 SE of Stonehouse town. The estate lies on the NW border of Lesmahagow parish; and the mansion on it, 2 miles W of the railway station, is the seat of Jas. Chas. Hope Vere, Esq. (b. 1858; suc. 1872), owner of 6863 acres, valued at £11,303 per annum, including £5781 for minerals.. An ancient Caledonian battle-axe of stone was found on the estate, and is preserved in the mansion.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a railway station and an estate" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Lesmahagow ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Blackwood |
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