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.
Coldstream, par. and town (police burgh), S. Berwickshire, on river Tweed, 13½ miles SW. of Berwick-upon-Tweed by rail and 62 miles SE. of Edinburgh -- par., 8534 ac. (214 water), pop. 2561; vil., pop. 1616; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. The Coldstream Guards, the second oldest corps in the British army, were raised here by General Monk in 1659-60.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and town (police burgh)" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Coldstream ScoP Coldstream Burgh Hyndlawhill Burgh Berwickshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Coldstream |
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