Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYDEKIRK | Brydekirk Brydekirk Brydekirk BrideKirk or BrydeKirk BrydeKirk BrideKirk Brydekirk |
Revd [Reverend] John H Gourlie Brydekirk Henry Wilson Miller Brydekirk New Statis: Acct: [Statistical Account] Fullerton's Gazetteer of Scotland Oliver & Boyd's Almanac Johnston's Co [County] Maps New Statistical Acct [Account] of Dumfries |
057 | [Situation] In N.Wn. [North Western] Ph. [Parish] district. About 2½ miles North from Annan -- Is a rather picturesque looking village situated on the Western bank of the River Annan, the houses are mostly of one stor [storey] high and regularly built the streets being wide an [and] the exterior of the houses which are annually white wash [washed] give the village a very clean and pleasing app [appearance]. The population in 1857 amounted to 357, the most pa [part] are employed in agricultural labour. The parish was disjoined from the conterminous parishes in 1853 by the court of Teinds, and the Act 7 & 8 Vict. [Victoria] Population of the parish at the date of disjunction 1010. It is a Quoad Sacra Parish. |
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Ph [Parish] of Brydekirk -- Sheet 57 No 16 -- Trace 1
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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 1 - Parish of Annan, OS1/10/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Annan.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries 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 Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.