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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lossiemouth like this:
Lossiemouth (and Branderburgh), seaport town with ry. sta., Drainie par., Elginshire, at mouth of river Lossie, 5½ miles NE. of Elgin and 573 NW. of London by raft, pop. (including Branderburgh, Sea-town, and Stotfield), 3497; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the industries are chiefly connected with shipping and fishing, and in the vicinity, on Goulard Hill, are sandstone quarries.
Lossiemouth is now part of MORAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how MORAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lossiemouth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lossiemouth in Moray | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20359
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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