Prestonpans

Prestonpans

Prestonpans (spr. preßt'n-pänns), Dorf in Haddingtonshire (Schottland), östlich von Edinburg, hat einen kleinen Hafen, ein Denkmal des Marinechefarztes Th. Alexander, Salinen (seit dem 12. Jahrh.), Ziegeleien, Töpfereien, Seifenfabriken, eine berühmte Brauerei, Austernbänke und (1901) 1721 Einw. P. ist Sitz eines deutschen Konsularagenten. – Hier siegte 21. Sept. 1745 der Prätendent Karl Eduard über die englischen Truppen unter General Cope.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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