Thurso

Scottish parish in Highland, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q68816646
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Thurso

Summary

Thurso is a civil parish[1].

Key Facts

  • Thurso is located in Highland[2].
  • Thurso is located in Caithness[3].
  • Thurso is located in Caithness[4].
  • Thurso is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Thurso's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Thurso's shares border with is recorded as Olrig[7].
  • Thurso's shares border with is recorded as Bower[8].
  • Thurso's shares border with is recorded as Halkirk[9].
  • Thurso's shares border with is recorded as Reay[10].
  • Thurso is named after Thurso[11].
  • Thurso's Commons category is recorded as Thurso (civil parish)[12].
  • Thurso's catalog code is recorded as 812[13].
  • Thurso's catalog code is recorded as THU[14].
  • Thurso's catalog code is recorded as 21008[15].
  • Thurso's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 58.57971348, 'longitude': -3.545598153, 'precision': 1e-06}[16].
  • Thurso's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9112'}[17].
  • Thurso's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 58.6233, 'longitude': -3.5401, 'precision': 1e-06}[18].
  • Thurso's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 58.5193, 'longitude': -3.4773, 'precision': 1e-06}[19].
  • Thurso's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 58.5641, 'longitude': -3.435, 'precision': 1e-06}[20].
  • Thurso's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 58.6071, 'longitude': -3.676, 'precision': 1e-06}[21].
  • Thurso's contains settlement is recorded as Thurso[22].
  • Thurso's contains settlement is recorded as Scrabster[23].
  • Thurso's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Thurso, Highland[24].
  • Thurso's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+10871'}[25].
  • Thurso's Vision of Britain unit ID is recorded as 10016769[26].

Body

Geography

Thurso is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Highland[2], a Scottish region[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1975[29] and Caithness[3], a registration county[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Physical Characteristics

Thurso's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+10871'}[25]. Thurso's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9112'}[17].

Designation and Status

Thurso's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 812[13], THU[14], and 21008[15]. Thurso is named after Thurso[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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