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1157:Clydesdale
1142:Inverclyde
1059:Midlothian
1031:Sutherland
686:18 January
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538:References
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343:Midlothian
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181:Government
161:(Part of)
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88:Coatbridge
36:55°49′44″N
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1162:Monklands
1117:Dumbarton
1097:Clydebank
1054:Edinburgh
1006:Inverness
1001:Caithness
935:Kirkcaldy
907:Stewartry
902:Nithsdale
840:Tweeddale
662:3 January
397:Salsburgh
382:Glenmavis
357:Bargeddie
339:Newbattle
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228:Monklands
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39:3°55′19″W
1221:Shetland
1137:Hamilton
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889:Galloway
877:Stirling
835:Roxburgh
808:Scotland
711:28 March
629:Archived
516:See also
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347:parishes
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1182:Tayside
1172:Renfrew
1132:Glasgow
1041:Lothian
912:Wigtown
872:Falkirk
817:Borders
323:Glasgow
285:Airdrie
260:History
245:in the
129:History
120:102,379
1216:Orkney
1195:Dundee
968:Gordon
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485:Labour
477:Years
466:Labour
392:Plains
250:region
173:Status
1240:were
1190:Angus
1016:Nairn
978:Moray
295:Burgh
288:Burgh
1652:1970
1647:1967
1642:1964
1637:1961
1632:1958
1627:1955
1622:1952
1617:1949
1612:1946
1607:1937
1602:1934
1597:1931
1592:1928
1587:1925
1582:1922
1577:1919
1572:1913
1567:1910
1562:1907
1557:1904
1552:1901
1547:1898
1542:1895
1537:1892
1532:1889
1511:1992
1506:1988
1501:1984
1496:1980
1491:1977
1486:1974
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1404:1980
1399:1977
1394:1974
1373:1994
1368:1990
1363:1986
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1353:1978
1348:1974
1330:2022
1325:2017
1320:2012
1315:2007
1310:2003
1305:1999
1300:1995
1236:The
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713:2021
688:2023
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