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Places
Places term Scope note Archival description count People & Organisations count
Bonnyrigg

Use for: Bonnyrigg, Scotland

1 0
Bo'ness

Use for: Bo'ness, Scotland

0 0
Bhutan (16) 30 13
Berwickshire (GB-SCT, Historic County) 2 0
Berlin

Use for: Berlin, Germany

0 0
Bengal

Use for: Bangla

  • a historical region in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, generally corresponding to the area inhabited by speakers of the Bengali language and now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Bengal formed part of most of the early empires that controlled northern India.
  • British, who had established themselves at Calcutta (Kolkata) in western Bengal in 1690 and who took possession of the nawabs’ realm in 1757–64. Bengal was thenceforth the base for British expansion in India.
1 0
Ben Lawers

Use for: Ben Lawers, Scotland, Beinn Labhair

  • the highest mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies north of Loch Tay and is the highest peak of the 'Ben Lawers group', a ridge that includes six other Munros.
  • 56°32′44″N 4°13′15″W
1 0
Beijing

Use for: Peking, China, Peking, Beijing, China

  • a municipality constituting a special administrative unit in northeastern China and serving as the national capital.
0 0
Barra

Use for: Barra, Scotland

  • Atlantic island of the Outer Hebrides group, Western Isles council area, historic county of Inverness-shire, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the neighbouring island of South Uist.
1 0
Ayrshire (GB-SCT, Historic County)
  • A historic county, southwestern Scotland. The county is named for Ayr, its historic county town (seat). Apart from a small section in the south that is part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire is presently divided into the council areas of South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, and North Ayrshire.
1 0