Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENNEL | Vennel | See Name Book Sheet 30 | [Situation] Leaving the S.W. [South West] corner of the Grass MarKet Descriptive Remarks in Name Book Sheet 30 |
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| PORTSBURGH CHURCH (United Presbyterian) | Portsborough Church United Presbyterian | Mr. Robertson Mr. Hutton |
[Situation] Near the South side of West Port A large building of the Plain [---] style of architecture. The number [---] sittings are 812 there are none appropriated as free seats but all the [---] get sittings free & have access to [---] unoccupied. The minister is the Revd [Reverend] James Robertson. This church was rebuilt in 1828. It belongs to the United Presbyterians |
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| BROWN'S PLACE | Brown's Place Brown's Place |
Corner Ticket P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] On the East Side of the Vennel This name applies to a sort [---] small court on the east side of the Vennel. The houses are from 2 to 3 storeys high. occupied by mechanics & others |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Portsborough Church United Presbyterian [note]
Portsburgh is the spelling adopted in Easter & Wester
Portsburgh and is the correct mode to be used in the above
name.
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 105 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/105
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian 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 Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.