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    "full_name": "WICK",
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    "raw": ", bay, river, town, and parish in\nCaithness. The bay opens at 3i miles\nsouth-south-west of Noss Head, is about a\nmile wide at the entrance, and goes about\n1^ mile to the west-north-west. The\nriver issues from Loch Watten, flows 9J\nmiles east-by-southward to the bay's head,\nhas a sluggish current, and is mostly about\n30 feet wide. The town stands round the\nbay's head, 119$ miles by road, but 158*\nby railway, north-north-east of Inverness ;\nis encompassed by low flat countiy, with\ninteresting objects in the horizon; con-\nsists of three parts, Wick-proper, Louis-\nburgh,andPulteneytown, the first ancient\nand irregular, the second modern and\ndingy, the third modern, large, and plea-\nsant; ranks as a head port, the head-\nquarters of a vast herring fishery, a royal\nand parliamentary burgh, and the political\ncapital of Caithness ; unites with Dornoch,\nDingwall, Tain, Cromarty, and Kirkwall\nin sending a member to Parliament ; pub-\nlishes 2 weekly newspapers; and has a\nhead post office with all departments, a\nterminal railway station, 5 banking offices,\n3 hotels, town and county halls, 2 news-\nrooms, 2 Established churches, 3 Free\nchurches, United Presbyterian, Congrega-\ntional, Evangelical Union, Baptist, Epis-\ncopalian, and Roman Catholic churches,\nan academy, and 6 schools with accommo-\ndation for 1088 scholars. The harbour is\nspacious, was constructed at great cost,\nand underwent extension subsequent to\n1871; the breakwater alone cost about\n140,000, and was severely damaged by a\ngreat storm in 1880 ; and an appeal was\nmade to Government in 1882 to remit a\ndebt of about 60,000 in order to enable\nthe local authorities to renovate the\nentire harbour. The vessels belonging\nto the port at end of 1879 were 75 sailing\nvessels of 6927 tons, and 3 steam vessels\nof 87 tons. The arrivals in that year were\n1234 British vessels of 144,260 tons, and\n71 foreign vessels of 5310 tons ; and the\ndepartures were 1180 British vessels of\n131,899 tons, and 71 foreign vessels of 5339\ntons. Real property of parliamentary\nburgh in 1880-81, 20,944. Pop. 8026.\nThe parish contains also the villages of\nKeiss, Sarclet, Saxigoe, and Ackergill,\nand measures 14J miles in length, and\nfrom 1| mile to 8 miles in breadth. Real\nproperty of landward part in 1880-81,\n23,696. Pop. of the whole, quoad\ncivilia, 12,822; quoad sacra, 6816. The\ncoast curves about 11 miles round Keiss\nBay, extends thence about 11 miles to the\nsouth-south-west, consists partly of slopes\nand sand but chiefly of precipitous rocks\nor cliffs, has numerous 'goes' or small\ndeep rock-flanked creeks, and is confronted\nby many ' stacks ' or lofty insulated rocky\npyramids. The interior is mostly low and\nflat, but includes gentle slopes and two or\nthree tame hills, and comprises a large\naggregate of bog and a number of small\nlakes. Chief seats are Hempriggs, Ulbster,\nKeiss, Thrumster, Stircoke, Rosebank,\nSibster, Bilbster, Tannach, and Harland ;\nand chief antiquities are cairns, Picts'\nhouses, two standing - stones, Ackergill\nTower, Castles Girnigoe and Sinclair, and\nAuldwick Castle, the last a dismal ruin on\nlofty peninsular rock at mouth of Wick\nBay, serving as a landmark to mariners,\nand called by them 'Auld Man o' Wick\/\nEstablished and Free churches are at\nKeiss. Eight schools for 1180 scholars\nare in the landward parts, and 6 of them\nand an enlargement for 985 are\nnew.",
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    "rest": ", bay, river, town, and parish in Caithness. The bay opens at 3i miles south-south-west of Noss Head, is about a mile wide at the entrance, and goes about 1^ mile to the west-north-west. The river issues from Loch Watten, flows 9J miles east-by-southward to the bay's head, has a sluggish current, and is mostly about 30 feet wide. The town stands round the bay's head, 119$ miles by road, but 158* by railway, north-north-east of Inverness ; is encompassed by low flat countiy, with interesting objects in the horizon; consists of three parts, Wick-proper, Louisburgh,andPulteneytown, the first ancient and irregular, the second modern and dingy, the third modern, large, and pleasant; ranks as a head port, the head-quarters of a vast herring fishery, a royal and parliamentary burgh, and the political capital of Caithness ; unites with Dornoch, Dingwall, Tain, Cromarty, and Kirkwall in sending a member to Parliament ; publishes 2 weekly newspapers; and has a head post office with all departments, a terminal railway station, 5 banking offices, 3 hotels, town and county halls, 2 news-rooms, 2 Established churches, 3 Free churches, United Presbyterian, Congregational, Evangelical Union, Baptist, Episcopalian, and Roman Catholic churches, an academy, and 6 schools with accommodation for 1088 scholars. The harbour is spacious, was constructed at great cost, and underwent extension subsequent to 1871; the breakwater alone cost about 140,000, and was severely damaged by a great storm in 1880 ; and an appeal was made to Government in 1882 to remit a debt of about 60,000 in order to enable the local authorities to renovate the entire harbour. The vessels belonging to the port at end of 1879 were 75 sailing vessels of 6927 tons, and 3 steam vessels of 87 tons. The arrivals in that year were 1234 British vessels of 144,260 tons, and 71 foreign vessels of 5310 tons ; and the departures were 1180 British vessels of 131,899 tons, and 71 foreign vessels of 5339 tons. Real property of parliamentary burgh in 1880-81, 20,944. Pop. 8026. The parish contains also the villages of Keiss, Sarclet, Saxigoe, and Ackergill, and measures 14J miles in length, and from 1| mile to 8 miles in breadth. Real property of landward part in 1880-81, 23,696. Pop. of the whole, quoad civilia, 12,822; quoad sacra, 6816. The coast curves about 11 miles round Keiss Bay, extends thence about 11 miles to the south-south-west, consists partly of slopes and sand but chiefly of precipitous rocks or cliffs, has numerous 'goes' or small deep rock-flanked creeks, and is confronted by many ' stacks ' or lofty insulated rocky pyramids. The interior is mostly low and flat, but includes gentle slopes and two or three tame hills, and comprises a large aggregate of bog and a number of small lakes. Chief seats are Hempriggs, Ulbster, Keiss, Thrumster, Stircoke, Rosebank, Sibster, Bilbster, Tannach, and Harland ; and chief antiquities are cairns, Picts' houses, two standing-stones, Ackergill Tower, Castles Girnigoe and Sinclair, and Auldwick Castle, the last a dismal ruin on lofty peninsular rock at mouth of Wick Bay, serving as a landmark to mariners, and called by them 'Auld Man o' Wick\/ Established and Free churches are at Keiss. Eight schools for 1180 scholars are in the landward parts, and 6 of them and an enlargement for 985 are new.",
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