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Abbey, par., NE. Renfrewshire, including part of Paisley, all Johnstone, and several neighbouring vils., 15,924 ac., pop. 34,393; contains collieries and ironstone mines, also pits of firecray and potters' clay.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Abbey Parish Renfrewshire County |
| Place: | Abbey |
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