Jamestown
"JAMESTOWN, town and quoad sacra parish in Dumbartonshire. The town
stands in upper part of Vale of Leven, 3/4 mile south-sout-east of Balloch, and has
a post office designated of Dumbartonshire, a railway station, extensive printworks,
a steepled church of 1869, and a public school with
about 388 scholars. Pop. of the town, 2170; of the quoad sacra parish, 2925."
[From The Gazetteer of Scotland, by Rev. John Wilson, 1882.]
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Last updated: 15th March 2002, 05:13
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