Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORTHORWALD [village] | Torthorwald Torthorwald Torthorwald |
William Lithgow Robert Henderson James Burnet |
050 | [Situation] 4 Miles E.N.E. [East North East] of the Town of Dumfries A Small Village on the road leading from Dumfries to Lockerbie. In it One two Grocers Shops and Post Office And at its Southern extremity the Parish Church And a Parochial School. This Village altogether an irregular Cluster of houses- has a dilapidated and Squalid Appearance. The population is About 200 Composed Chiefly of agricultural labourers. The Marquis of Queensberry is Superior. |
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[Page] 31 -- Parish of Torthorwald -- Plan 50.9 Trace 3.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 47 - Parish of Torthorwald, OS1/10/47
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of 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.