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TAYPORT , a police burgh of Fifeshire, Scotland . Pop. (1901) 3325. It is situated on the Firth of Tay, here about 1 m. wide, opposite to Broughty Ferry, with which there is communication by means of a ferry, 51 m. N. of Leuchars Junction by the North British railway. Its older alternative name of Ferry Port on Craig has reference both to its uses and its site. Its industries
Sharp
mansion there are still some traces. Two miles and a half W. by S. is the police burgh of NEWPORT (pop. 2869), with stations at Easter and Wester Newport, on the North British Railway Company's loop line from Leuchars Junction to Wormit. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite to Dundee, with which there is communication by means of a ferry, as well as by rail via the Tay Bridge. Even to a greater extent than has Tayport, it has practically become a suburb of Dundee. Its small harbour was designed by Telford. Two and a quarter miles S.W. of Wormit, thenearest railway station, close to the southern terminus of the Tay Bridge, is the village
Elphinstone , created Lord Balmerino.End of Article: TAYPORT If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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