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County Town: Kirkwall
Population: 19,480
Area: 382 sq miles
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With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get - Jo Brand
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Battle of St Albans - Wars of the Roses starts - 1455, James I’s Bargain Baronets - 1611, Littleport’s Bread or Blood Riot Begins - 1816, Britains worst Rail Disaster - 1915, Burgess and Maclean Defect - 1951, Abbeystead Disaster - 1984, Murder of Lee Rigby - 2013
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