New Zealand - Mosgiel - Factory Road Mosgiel - An urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago - Fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre - Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area - Mosgiel has a population of approximately 13,400 as of June 2019 - The town celebrates its location, calling itself "The pearl of the plain" - Its low-lying nature does pose problems, making it prone to flooding after heavy rains - Mosgiel takes its name from Mossgiel Farm, Ayrshire, the farm of the poet Robert Burns, the uncle of the co-founder in 1848 of the Otago settlement, the Reverend Thomas Burns. (Reference: Wikipedia) ----------------------- Image source;Factory Road, Mosgiel, New Zealand, by Muir & Moodie. Te Papa (C.014132) https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/17900