Lightburn is a

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in the

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city of

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. It is situated north of the

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. It takes its name from the Light Burn which flows through the area, mostly in culvert. The area has a hospital, established in 1898. There were extensions to the hospital in 1968. , the hospital was being used for rehabilitation of older people. There had been plans to close it in 2011 and again in 2018. Lightburn Hospital - geograph

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