The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Linlithgow, Haddington BerwickW. Blackwood and Sons, 1845 |
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acres agriculture amount ancient annual appears Athelstaneford average number barley barony Bathgate belonging Bo'ness bolls built burgh Carriden castle century chalders chiefly church clay coal Cockenzie considerable crops cultivated Dirleton district draining Dunbar Earl Earl of Hopetoun East Lothian Edinburgh erected extent farm feet former freestone Frith funds Garvald Gifford Gladsmuir glebe grain grass ground Haddington Hamilton heritors hills Hopetoun improvement inhabitants Innerwick James John Kinneil kirk labour land late limestone Linlithgow Longniddry Lord manse miles minister Morham nearly neighbourhood North Berwick oats Ormiston parish parochial pasture Pencaitland Penston ploughgates poor population possession Presbytery present Prestonkirk proprietor quarries rent residence rish road rock Salton Samuelston sandstone Scotland Scots seams situated soil Statistical Account stipend stone strata tenants tion town Tranent turnips TWEEDDALE Tyne village wheat whole William wood wrought Yester
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