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.
Grangemouth, seaport town, Falkirk, Bothkennar, and Polmont pars., E. Stirlingshire, on Firth of Forth, at entrance of Forth and Clyde Canal, and at confluence of Grange Burn and river Carron, 3 miles NE. of Falkirk by rail, pop. 4560; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Grangemouth was founded in 1777, in connection with the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal; in 1810 it was made a head port. It has considerable docks (opened 1843,1859, and 1882) and timber basins; and outside the harbour is a sea-wall, 850 ft. long, at which the largest ships can unload. Grangemouth is the headquarters of several steamship lines trading to London, Norway, Sweden, the Baltic, and elsewhere. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) On end of S. embankment, at entrance of river Carron, is a lighthouse with fixed light seen 10 miles. Shipbuilding (principally of iron steamers) is carried on, and there are sawmills, brick and tile works, and a rope and sail factory. Grangemouth has a Public Institute, opened 1876; a public park, presented by the Earl of Zetland, 1882; and a Town Hall, founded 1884.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Grangemouth Burgh Stirlingshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Grangemouth |
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