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In total, Scotland consists of eight cities, with multiple larger towns, the largest town being Paisley. The section "Localities" contains a list of basic populated areas ordered by population. The section "Settlements" is a list of populated urban areas , some of which are composed of more than one locality, and which may span across the ...
The third wave of new towns (1967–1970) allowed for additional growth, chiefly further north from the previous London new towns, among them "Central Lancashire New Town" and Warrington. Dawley New Town was redesignated as Telford New Town, with a much larger area, as overspill for Birmingham and nearby towns including Wolverhampton.
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Glenrothes (listen ⓘ; / ɡ l ɛ n ˈ r ɒ θ ɪ s /, glen-ROTH-iss; Scots: Glenrothes; Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Rathais, pronounced [kʲlən̪ˠˈrˠahɪʃ]) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland.
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Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.. This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland
Plan for the New Town by James Craig (1768) A design competition was held in January 1766 to find a suitably modern layout for the new suburb. It was won by 26-year-old James Craig, who, following the natural contours of the land, proposed a simple axial grid, with a principal thoroughfare along the ridge linking two garden squares.
The 2011 Census recorded the town's population at 33,698 inhabitants, making it the largest settlement in North Ayrshire, [4] and 22nd largest settlement in Scotland. Irvine was designated at the fifth and final Scottish new town in November 1966. [5]