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Cockenzie, small seaport and fishing vil., Tranent par., Haddingtonshire, on Firth of Forth, 1¾ mile NE. of Tranent ry. sta., pop. (including Port Seton) 1612; P.O., T.O.; carries on export trade in coal. On the eastern pier-head is a fixed light seen 8 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "small seaport and fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Tranent ScoP East Lothian ScoCnty |
Place: | Cockenzie |
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