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.
Venlaw, a mansion in Peebles parish, Peeblesshire, ½ mile N of the town. Built about 1782, it occupies the record as early as the middle of the 14th century, belonged successively to the Dikesones and the Hays. The present proprietor, Capt. Jas. Elphinstone Erskine, R.N. (b. 1838; suc. 1877), holds 950 acres in the shire, valued at £649 per annum-Ord. Sur., sh. 24, 1864.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Administrative units: | Peebles ScoP Peebles Shire ScoCnty |
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