Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cranston

Cranston, par., E. border of Edinburghshire, 5100 ac., pop. 998; is rich in coal, limestone, and sandstone.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cranston Parish       Midlothian County
Place: Cranston

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