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  • Search our database by entering a NAME or ANY TWO OR MORE LETTERS. Keep the search simple, using a single word or a few letters is more likely to find what you are looking for.

    If you want to search the entire text of an entry (rather than just for a name) then modify the 'search type' below

  • Select the type of search from the list below:

    • Name Only
    Name and Alternative Names
    Names and Introductory Text
    All relevant fields

  • Not sure of the spelling?

    • Search for similar sounding alternatives

  • Select the categories to search from the list below:

    • Attractions
    Council Areas
    Events
    Families
    Famous People
    		 Geographical Features
    Historical Counties
    Parishes
    Settlements
  • Alternatively search us with Google. Its fast, responds better to combinations of words, if less thorough than our full database search opposite.

  • Enter one or more COMPLETE WORDS for this search:

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  • Other more sophisticated searches are available on the gold bar on the left side of each page.

  • Specifically, these let you search for PEOPLE, Categories of PLACES and by STATISTICS (for example, Scotland's mountains by height or settlements by population).