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  • | picture caption=Kirkcaldy from the Firth of Forth ...cities of [[Dundee]] and [[Edinburgh]]. It also forms a parish by the name of Kirkcaldy and Dysart.
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  • ...in [[Lanarkshire]], 12 miles south-east of [[Glasgow]], on the south bank of the [[River Clyde]] where the [[Avon Water, Lanarkshire|Avon Water]] flows ...motorway]], leaving at junctions 6 or 7, and northward lies the powerhouse of Glasgow.
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  • ...by that time had a castle on top of the present day Lady Hill to the west of the city. ...tre is on the south bank of the Lossie. The town now straddles both sides of the River with its suburbs, Bishopmill to the north and New Elgin to the so
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  • ...Royal Burghs in Scotland. It stands on the [[Ettrick Water]], a tributary of the [[River Tweed]]. ...me to Scotland's oldest horse racing track, the Gala Rig, on the outskirts of the town.
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  • ...yde bar the way north or south, leaving Stirling standing in a narrow neck of passable land joining the Lowlands to the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. Stirling itself stands on the south bank of the Forth, which forms Stirlingshire’s northern boundary for all but a fe
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  • ...It is known today as 'Scotland's National Book Town' with a concentration of second-hand book shops. The North Atlantic Drift of the Gulf Stream hitting the Galloway coast ensures the climate is mild, and
    21 KB (3,513 words) - 16:21, 29 January 2016
  • |ownership=The Honourable Society<br />of the Inner Temple ...elf governed by the Parliament of the inn and an executive council made up of the elected Benchers.
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  • ...tains]] in the [[Lochaber]] area of [[Inverness-shire]], close to the town of [[Fort William]]. ...ur some classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties, and are one of the principal locations in the UK for ice climbing.
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  • ...ds close to the [[Firth of Forth]], its port, [[Leith]], on the south side of the water looking out toward [[Fife]]. ...s the old town, down toward the royal palace of Holyrood House, a way full of history, commerce and academia, while across the Princes Street Gardens lie
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  • |arms=Coat of arms of Gibraltar1.svg |flag=Flag of Gibraltar.svg
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  • ...e [[county town]]. The town stands on the [[River Nene]] and is a mixture of old and new; the town is an ancient borough and the town centre has many hi [[File:Holy Sepulchre, Northampton.jpg|thumb|upright|Interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre]]
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  • |picture caption=Edinburgh of the Seven Seas |main settlement=[[Edinburgh of the Seven Seas]]
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  • ...f [[Stow-on-the-Wold]] (the latter in Gloucestershire) and five miles west of [[Chipping Norton]] (in Oxfordshire). The village of Daylesford lies nearby to the west, [[Adlestrop]] to the north, [[Cornwell,
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  • ...Leven, Dunbartonshire|River Leven]] flows into the Clyde estuary. The Rock of Dumbarton stands on the shore here, a grand, steep rock on whose height the [[Dumbarton Castle]], sits now in the cleavage of [[Dumbarton Rock]], commanding the Clyde and the wider area.
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  • ...tp://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=277 "Eva Mendes - the latest Queen of the South" 7th November 2010]</ref> ==Name of the town==
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  • ...e [[River Nith]], north of [[Thornhill, Dumfriesshire|Thornhill]] and west of [[Moffat]]. ...contains a memorial to James Crichton, a 16th-century polymath. The ruins of Sanquhar Castle stand nearby.
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  • ...imately equidistant between the larger city of [[Dundee]] and the New Town of [[Glenrothes]]. ...'' pp9&ndash;10</ref> The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep.<ref name="Lam
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  • |census year=2001<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Scotland's Census Results Online |title=Comparative Population Profile: Beith Locali ...crest of a hill and was known originally as the "''Hill o' Beith''" (hill of the birches) after its ''Court Hill''.
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  • ...in 2012 to become a city, in celebration of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee of that year. ...ly train journey to Liverpool Street Station in London to work in the City of London financial sector, though Chelmsford is in itself a modern, well plac
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  • ...s|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23015443.king-charles-visits-scotland-dunfermline-granted-city-status/ |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> ...ne's abbey, and the remains of the Royal Palace of Dunfermline, birthplace of King Charles I.
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