Volume contents
- 1 - Wamphray , Page 1 (start)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINNAN'S WELL | Kinnen's Well Kinning well Kinnen - the rabbit |
John Charters Parish Schoolmaster Alexander French Wamphraygate Samuel Rogerson Esq [Esquire] Leithenhall Estate Plan of the Johnstones property in Wamphray dated 1765 |
025 | A good spring well, on the premises belonging to the Parish School. Kinnens Well is Rabbits Well |
| SCHOOL [nr parish church] | Parish School | Rev[Reverend] George Wight John Charters, teacher Alexander French Wamphraygate |
025 | This and an infant school at Newton are the only public seminaries of learning in the parish. The schoolhouse is situated on the Wamphray Water a short distance below the Church, the branch of education taught besides the ordinary, are Latin, French and Greek languages. The salary allowed to the teacher amounts to £34 with house and garden, besides the school fees, the average number of children attending this school is about 80 - who pay per quarter for writing 2/6, writing com[--] etc 3/6 and for languages 3/6 and 4/-. |
Continued entries/extra info
134 Parish of Wamphray Sheet 25.13 Trace 4
Parish School situation 1/2 mile South West from the Parish Church
Kinnens Well situation 1/2 mile South West from Parish Church
John Jane Sapper Royal Engineers
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.