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CALDER
, an See also:ancient See also:district of Midlothian, See also:Scotland
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It has been divided into the parishes of See also:Mid-Calder (pop. in See also:root 3132) and See also:West- Calder (pop
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8092), See also:East-Calder belonging to the See also:parish of Kirknewton (pop
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3221)
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The whole locality owes much of its commercial importance and prosperity to the enormous- development of the See also:mineral oil See also:industry
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See also:Coal-See also:mining is also extensively pursued, See also:sandstone and See also:limestone are worked, and See also:paper. See also:mills flourish
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Mid-Calder, a See also:town on the See also:Almond (pop
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703), has an ancient See also: (1901) 2652 . At Addiewell, about 11 m . S.W., the manufacture of See also:ammonia, See also:naphtha, See also:paraffin oil and candles is carried on, the See also:village practically dating from 1866, and having in 1901 a See also:population cif 1591 . The Highland and Agricultural Society have an experimental See also:farm at Pumpherston (pop . 1462) . The district contains several tumuli, old ruined castles and a See also:Roman See also:camp in See also:fair preservation . |
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