However, variants of 'Arbroath' had been used since the 17th century, including 'Arbroth' and Aberbreth.
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30 Facts About Arbroath
2.
The monks of Arbroath Abbey selected Alexander Ogilvy of Inverquharity as his replacement and the insult led to pitched battle in the town, leaving 500 dead, including Lindsay and Ogilvy.
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Arbroath became known for jute and sailcloth production, with 34 mills with 1,400 looms producing over a million yards of osnaburg cloth and 450,000 yards of sailcloth in 1875.
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Arbroath was prominent in the making of shoes and lawnmowers; the local firm Alexander Shanks was founded in 1840 and based at Dens Iron Works, supplied mowers to the Old Course at St Andrews and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
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Arbroath today is best known for its ties to the fishing industry.
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In peak years up to 1980 some 40 whitefish and pelagic vessels worked from Arbroath, employing hundreds on board and hundreds more ashore to service vessels and process the fish.
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Arbroath was presented with his ticket to the office in a silver casket engraved with the burgh coat-of-arms and views of the locality.
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10.
Arbroath falls in the Angus South constituency of the Scottish Parliament, which has different boundaries from the Westminster one.
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11.
Arbroath has a typical British marine climate influenced by its seaside position.
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12.
Arbroath has no sizeable employers outside of the public sector; most workers commute to Dundee.
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Arbroath became a major coastal shipping port and in 1846 there were 89 Arbroath-registered vessels, totalling 9,100 gross tons.
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Arbroath is home to 45 Commando of the Royal Marines, which has been based at RM Condor since 1971.
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Arbroath was home to Kerr's Miniature Railway, the oldest miniature railway in Scotland, which had been operating since 1935 and at its height, in 1955, saw 60,000 visitors.
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Arbroath has a modest public bus system, with Arbroath Bus Station as its main terminus.
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18.
Passenger services at Arbroath are provided by ScotRail, CrossCountry, Caledonian Sleeper and London North Eastern Railway.
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Arbroath has a sizeable airfield at the Royal Marines military base on the western outskirts of the town, but this remains a dedicated military airfield.
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20.
Arbroath has a further education college, Angus College, based in the former Arbroath High School buildings.
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Arbroath is not a student town and there are no student residences.
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22.
St Andrews Church, Arbroath is located in Hamilton Green, and the minister is Rev Dr Martin Fair with associate minister Rev Stuart Irvin.
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23.
Arbroath has one museum, the former Bell Rock Lighthouse Signal Tower.
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24.
In 1807 Arbroath became the base of operations for the building of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
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25.
Arbroath holds the Royal Warrant as a fishmonger to the Queen.
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26.
Arbroath has one professional football team, Arbroath, who play in Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League.
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Arbroath plays its home matches at Gayfield Park, which holds the record for being the closest stadium to the sea in European football.
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Arbroath has had its own lifeboat since 1803 and is currently the last remaining slipway-launched lifeboat in Scotland.
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