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Crichton.-- par. and vil., E. border of Edinburghshire, 2 miles NE. of Fushiebridge ry. sta. and 6 miles SE. of Dalkeith, 4821 ac., pop. 1094; in vicinity of vil. is the ruined castle of Crichton, described in Marmion, the residence of Sir William Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland during the minority of James II.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Crichton Parish Midlothian County |
| Place: | Crichton |
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