Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARLIAMENT SQUARE | Parliament Square Parliament Square Parliament Square |
Mr Patterson Post Off: [Office] Directory Mr Kerr |
[Situation] On the South side of High Street. An area around St Giles Church and on the South side of the High Street, it contains the Parliament House, Law Courts & Exchequer Offices and in front of the central buildings is an equestrian statue of Charles 2nd | |
| Site of GRAVE YARD [High Street] | Site of Grave Yard | Mr Patterson | the area with the ground upon which some of the buildings stand was formerly the ancient church yard of St Giles which continued to be used as a burial place down to the end of the 17th century, the remains of John Knox of Reformation notoriety were interred here on the 24th November 1572, Continued [on page 80] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 79
Parish of The City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
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.