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Strathclyde (former administrative division) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 56 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 56.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 10 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: A local government region in western Scotland from 1975 to 1996; in 1996 it was abolished and administration passed to 12 unitary authorities. Its capital was Glasgow and it was comprised of the basin of River Clyde, islands of Mull, Jura, Islay and Arran. The area was taken by Vikings in the 9th century, by the English, and then given over to the Scots in 945. |
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| Strathclyde (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Strath (C,V)
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| Strathclyde Region (NA,V,English,U)
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| West Yorkshire (C,U,O)
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Strathclyde (former administrative division) (P) |
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| former administrative division (preferred, C) |
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| general region (H) |
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1975-1996 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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