Volume contents
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- 201 - Wamphray , Title Page
- 202 - Wamphray , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGE WELLS | Hodge Wells | John Pagan Newton Alexander French Wamphraygate |
024 | [Situation] 47 Chains S.S.W. [South South West] from Broomhill A number of springs, remarkable for the large quantity of water they issue, which is supposed to percolate through a bed of gravel. beneath the soil from Wamphray Water, which runs past this place at about 200 yards distant. |
| ROMAN ROAD [Wamphray parish] | Roman Road | Charles Stewart Esq Mr John Little Farmer Newton Estate Plan dated 1765 Plan of North Britain Ancient Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Fullarton's Gazeteer Roman Antiquities of Scotland |
024; 033 | [Situation] From N. to S. [North to South] of the West side of this Parish This applies to the turnpike trust road from near Dinwoodie- hill through Wamphray at the Village of Newton And forms the Site of An Ancient Military way said to have been Constructed by the Soldiers under the Command of a Roman General named Agricola. This line diverged from Gallow Hill run through Wamphray. and Kirkpatrick , by the Clyde and terminating at Dumbarton where it appears to have Joined the Wall of Antoninus Pius [Plinus] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 114 -- Parish of Wamphray -- Sheet 24.16 Trace 3
M Donohue 4th May 1857
John Jane
Sapper RE [Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Feint pencil note " General A -- of Wamphray ph. [parish] M.D.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 50 - Parish of Wamphray, OS1/10/50
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Wamphray.
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.