Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THRESHIE'S CLOSE | Threshie's Close | John H. Bell English Street, Mr. McGowan Builder Dumfries |
055 | A dirty narrow irregular close leading from St. Michael Street to The Dock. The houses are of an inferior class one &. two Storeys high. The houses are principally let as lodging houses to women of degraded character. The property of Mrs. Threshie |
| DOCK WELL | Dock Well | John H. Bell English Street Map of Dumfries & Maxwelltown 1819 |
055 | A good Spring well Situated on the East side of the Dock |
| SWANS VENNEL | Swans Vennel | John H. Bell English Street | 055 | A short narrow lane leading from St. Michael Street to The Dock. It is well paved & clean |
| THE STANK | The Stank | Robert Kemp Esqr High Street Dumfries William Wilson Town Office High Street Dumfries |
055 | This applies to a small portion of the River Nith where a part of the quay forms an angle & where coal boats are usually moored to unload their Cargoes. This name originally applied to a small drain in which a small stream flowed across the Dock from the Dock Well to the river. it is now applied by Sailors &. others to the part of the river above described near which the same stream issues from a covered drain in the Nith. |
Continued entries/extra info
Town of Dumfries -- 5 feet Scale -- Sheet No 6 --List of Names collected by C.A. [Civilian Assistant] James Carpenter -- May 1850 [Page] 71
Trace No. 8
[Parish] Dumfries
[Object]
Threshie's Close -- A close
Dock Well -- A well
Swans Vennel -- A lane
The Stank -- Part of the river
[Note Threshie's Close ] See Name List
of Plan B for this Name
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 12 - Parishes of Dumfries and Torthorwald, OS1/10/12
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parishes of Dumfries, and Torthorwald.
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.