Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITCHISON'S CLOSE | Aitchison's Close Aitchison's Close |
Name above entrance P. [Post] Office Directory |
[Situation] On the South side of West Port. A narrow archway on the South side of West Port from the passage a flight of ascending steps leads to a range of old and dilapidated houses occupied by poor people |
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| MARKET INN | Market Inn Market Inn |
Sign Board George Somerville |
[Situation] Near the West side of Cattle Market. A large Inn 3 storeys high Licenced for the sale of Foreign and British liquors. About 30 persons can be comfortably accommodated lodgings. There are stables [---] containing 18 stalls and 4 stalls for cattle and would contain about 40 head. It is the property of the town and is let yearly. It's present occupier is George Somerville who has occupied it for 6 years |
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Parish of St Cuthbert
Transcriber's notes
Word 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.