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SHOTTS
, a See also:mining and manufacturing See also:parish of See also:Lanarkshire, See also:Scotland
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It comprises eight villages, parts of two others, and the See also:town of See also:Cleland (including Omoa) and is served by the See also:North See also:British and Caledonian See also:railways
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Pop
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(1891) 11,957; (1901) 15,562
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The parish contains large ironworks, See also:tile, See also:fire-See also:clay and See also:brick-See also:works, and quarries, and includes the See also:Lanark See also:district See also:asylum and a See also:fever See also:hospital
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The curious name of Omoa is supposed to have been given to his See also:property by some soldier or sailor who had settled here after the See also:wars in See also:Honduras, of which Omoa is a seaport
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See also:Matthew See also:Baillie (1761-1823), famous for his researches in morbid See also:anatomy, and See also:Janet See also: |
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