Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMBIE DYKES | Dumbie Dykes. Dumbie Dykes. Dumbie Dykes. |
J. Bishop. A. McAdam. P. O. [Post Office] Directory |
002 | [Situation] From Hercules Street to South Back of Canongate. This name applies to the road the continuation of Hercules Street [?] to South Back of the canongate [?] narrow dirty lane or road [indifferently] macadamized. along it are [?] |
| WEST ADAM STREET | West Adam Street West Adam Street |
Corner Ticket P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
002 | [Situation] Extends from Roxburgh Place to East Adam St. A wide and well built street extending from the junction of Roxburgh Street, North Richmond Street and East Adam Street to Roxburgh Place. The houses are occupied by working people of a respectable Class. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Some words in the Description are concealed by the fold in the page.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 106 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/106
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.