|
CALDER , an See also: ancient See also:district of Midlothian, See also:Scotland. It has been divided into the parishes of See also:Mid-Calder (pop. in See also:root 3132) and See also:West- Calder (pop. 8092), See also:East-Calder belonging to the See also:parish of Kirknewton (pop. 3221). The whole locality owes much of its commercial importance and prosperity to the enormous- development of the See also:mineral oil See also:industry. See also:Coal-See also:mining is also extensively pursued, See also:sandstone and See also:limestone are worked, and See also:paper. See also:mills flourish. Mid-Calder, a See also:town on the See also:Almond (pop. 703), has an ancient See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church, and See also:John Spottiswood (1510-1585), the Scottish reformer, was for many years See also:minister. His sons—John, See also:archbishop of St See also:Andrews, and See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James (1567-1645), See also:bishop of Clogher—were both See also:born at Mid-Calder. West-Calder is situated on Breich See also:Water, an affluent of the Almond, 151 m. S.W. of See also:Edinburgh by the Caledonian railway, and is the See also:chief centre of the district. Pop. (1901) 2652. At Addiewell, about 11 m. S.W., the manufacture of See also: ammonia, See also:naphtha, See also:paraffin oil and candles is carried on, the See also:village practically dating from 1866, and having in 1901 a See also:population cif 1591. The Highland and Agricultural Society have an experimental See also:farm at Pumpherston (pop. 1462). The district contains several tumuli, old ruined castles and a See also:Roman See also:camp in See also:fair preservation.
End of Article: CALDER
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|
del.icio.us it!