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Holm.-- par., in SE. of Mainland, Orkney, 8451 ac., pop. 1090; contains St Mary's Holm, vil., on Holm Sound, 6 miles SE. of Kirkwall; P.O.; has a pier, and fisheries of herring and cod; Holm Sound, between Holm par. and Bressay island, is 1½ mile broad.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Holm Parish Orkney County |
| Place: | Holm |
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