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County Town: Kirkwall
Population: 19,480
Area: 382 sq miles
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Empire Chinese Restaurant
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St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
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