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  • 111Fetteresso —    FETTERESSO, a parish, in the county of Kincardine; containing, with about two thirds of the town of Stonehaven, 5212 inhabitants. This place, of which the name, in the Celtic language, is perhaps descriptive of the marshy nature of its lands,… …

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  • 112Peebles —    PEEBLES, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the county of Peebles, of which it is the capital; containing 2632 inhabitants, of whom 1898 are in the burgh, 21 miles (S.) from Edinburgh. This place, which is of great antiquity, bears evident… …

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  • 113Tranent —    TRANENT, a parish, in the county of Haddington; containing, with the villages of Cockenzie, Elphinstone, Meadowmill, and Portseaton, 3887 inhabitants, of whom 2000 are in the town of Tranent, 7 miles (W.) from Haddington, and 10 (E.) from… …

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  • 114Greenspond — Not to be confused with Green Pond, New Jersey. Wing s Island redirects here. For the video game, see Wing Island. Greenspond Grin d Espagne   Town   …

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  • 115Cullen —    CULLEN, a burgh, seaport, and parish, in the county of Banff, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Portsoy, and 170 (N. by E.) from Edinburgh; containing 1564 inhabitants, of whom 712 are in the town of Cullen, 711 in the sea town of Cullen, and 141 in the …

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  • 116Kirkwall and St. Ola —    KIRKWALL and ST. OLA, a royal burgh, a sea port, and parish, and formerly the seat of a diocese, in the county of Orkney, of which it is the capital; containing 3599 inhabitants, of whom 2205 are in the burgh, 21 miles (N. by E.) from Huna,… …

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  • 117Côte d'Ivoire — /koht dee vwannrdd / French name of Ivory Coast. * * * Cote d Ivoire Introduction Cote d Ivoire Background: Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d Ivoire …

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  • 118Eckford —    1) ECKFORD, a parish, in the district of Kelso, county of Roxburgh; containing, with the villages of Caverton and Cessford, 1069 inhabitants, of whom 98 are in the village of Eckford, 5 miles (S. by W.) from Kelso, and 48 in that of… …

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  • 119Speymouth —    SPEYMOUTH, a parish, in the county of Elgin, ¼ mile (N. by W.) from Fochabers; containing, with the villages of Garmouth, Kingston Port, and Mosstodlach, 1774 inhabitants, of whom 681 are in the rural districts. This place, consisting of the… …

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  • 120Austria — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Austria (disambiguation). Österreich and Oesterreich redirect here. For the surname rendered in either of these two ways, see Österreich (surname). For the Austrian national anthem, whose… …

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