Cranston

Scottish parish in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q24197254
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Cranston

Summary

Cranston is a civil parish[1]. Cranston ranks in the top 5% of civil_parish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cranston is located in Midlothian[3].
  • Cranston is located in Midlothian[4].
  • Cranston is located in Midlothian[5].
  • Cranston is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Cranston's image is recorded as Cranston Church and churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 1652875.jpg[7].
  • Cranston's instance of is recorded as civil parish[8].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Ormiston[9].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Humbie[10].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Crichton[11].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Borthwick[12].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Newbattle[13].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Dalkeith[14].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Inveresk[15].
  • Cranston's shares border with is recorded as Tranent[16].
  • Cranston's part of is recorded as Presbytery of Dalkeith[17].
  • Cranston's Commons category is recorded as Cranston (civil parish)[18].
  • Cranston's archives at is recorded as National Records of Scotland[19].
  • Cranston's catalog code is recorded as 182[20].
  • Cranston's catalog code is recorded as CRT[21].
  • Cranston's catalog code is recorded as 30004[22].
  • Cranston's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.8792, 'longitude': -2.986, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[23].
  • Cranston's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+601'}[24].
  • Cranston's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+400'}[25].
  • Cranston's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.9128, 'longitude': -2.9886, 'precision': 1e-06}[26].
  • Cranston's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.8494, 'longitude': -2.9354, 'precision': 1e-06}[27].

Body

Geography

Cranston is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Midlothian[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29]. Cranston's part of is recorded as Presbytery of Dalkeith[17].

Physical Characteristics

Cranston's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+1274'}[30]. Population counts include {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+601'}[24] and {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+400'}[25].

Designation and Status

Cranston's instance of is recorded as civil parish[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 182[20], CRT[21], and 30004[22].

Why It Matters

Cranston ranks in the top 5% of civil_parish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ia802609.us.archive.org. ia802609.us.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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