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Blackburn, a village near the meeting-point of Newhills, Dyce, and Kinnellar parishes, Aberdeenshire, 9 miles NW of Aberdeen. It has a post office under Aberdeen, a Free church, and a public school, which, with accommodation for 87 children, had (1879) an average attendance of 80, and a grant of £65, 8s.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Aberdeenshire County |
| Place: | Blackburn |
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