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See also:BLANTYRE (Gaelic, " the warm See also:retreat")
, a See also:parish of See also:Lanarkshire, See also:Scotland
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Pop
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(1901) 14,145
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The parish lies a few See also:miles See also:south-See also:east of See also:Glasgow, and contains High See also:Blantyre (pop
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2521), Blantyre See also:Works (or See also:Low Blantyre), Stonefield and several villages
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The whole See also:district is See also:rich in See also:coal, the See also:mining of which is extensively carried on
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Blantyre Works (pop
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1683) was the birthplace of See also:David See also:Livingstone (1813–1873) and his See also:brother See also: See also:Calderwood Castle on Rotten See also:Calder See also:Water, near High Blantyre, is situated amid picturesque scenery . |
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