Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGHOLM QUAY | Kingholm Quay | Robert Scott Esqr. Dumfries Mr. D. Dickson Well green Mr. Wood Esqr. Hannahfield |
055 | A small Village the houses of which are all of a good description from 1 to 3 stories high. It has a Bone and a Woollen mill the last mentioned gives employment for 50 or 60 persons young and old their are also in it 3 public houses (the principle of which is called the ship inn) in the year [1841] their was erected a small but safe harbour affording mooring place to about 12 Vessels, Exports are all kinds of farming produce imports are Coal Bones Guano Timber & other Merchandise. Population of the Village is about 100. |
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Dumfries Shire -- List of Names collected by Samuel Coupland c/a [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner -- [Page] 93
[Township or Parish] Dumfries
Page -- No. of Trace 1
[Object]
Kingholm Quay -- A Village
[Signed] Samuel Coupland Ca [Civilian Assistant]
June 3rd /48 [1848]
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.