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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLON [village] | Ellon Ellon Ellon |
Alexander Gordon Esq. Ellon Castle. Mr. Jamieson. Factor. Mr. John Rae. Ellon. |
038 | Ellon is a thriving and rapidly increasing village. Besides the parish Church, there are places of Worship belonging to the Free Church Presbyterian, the United Presbyterians, and the Independents. The Episcopal Church is on the opposite bank of the river. The Parish School is near the Parish Church; and a girls' school at the north-east corner of the area of the village. This is said to be the spot on which, in the latter part of the last century, stood the house of a Mr. Montgomery, the friend of whom Mr. Skinner of Linshart was on a visit when he wrote the famous song, Tullochgorum. There is a Free Church School also in the west end of the village, near the church. Ellon has three Inns. The New Inn, lately erected, containing excellent accommodations, and of imposing appearance - The Town Hall forming part of the design; the Buchan Hotel, at the northern extremity of the bridge, also a commodious and comfortable house of entertainment; and the Commercial Inn, on the west side of the square - an old and well-frequented house of resort. Along the bank of the river, westward of the bridge, there are some very neat, pretty cottages, fronted with flower-plots, and with vegetable gardens on the left of the intervening road, which stretch down to the very margin of the stream. There are three Banking Houses in Ellon, a Post-office, and many excellent shops. Markets are held here on the first and third Mondays of the month, besides others of older usage; the chief of these is Marymas Fair - being the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, the tutelar saint of the parish - held on the 8th of September. An extensive business is transacted in these markets, in cattle, grain, coals, lime, bone-dust &c. It is, in fact, the Exchange of Newburgh, being the nucleus of an extensive agricultural district. Ellon has many attractions, and therefore many visitors in the summer season. Some resort to it for mere change of scene; others, again, for its pleasing situation and comfort-affording accommodation, its salubrious air, and, though last not least, its admirable fishing. Extract from Pratts history of Buchan page 238 and 239. |
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Parish of Ellon
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 29 - Parish of Ellon, OS1/1/29
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Ellon.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.