Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG CLOSE | Long Close Long Close |
Corner Ticket P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] From Pleasance to St. John's Hill A Short back Street or lane extending Eastwards from Pleasance to St. John's Hill. It contains Several dwellings occupied by mechanics & other working people. |
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| ST JOHN'S HILL | St. John's Hill St. John's Hill |
Corner Ticket P.O [Post Office] Directory |
002 | [Situation] South Side of South Back of Canongate. This name applies to a wide back Street the continuation Eastwards of Long Close. It Contains Some Carrier's workshops, a few dwellings occupied by working people, and Several good houses in the Cottage Style occupied by respectable families, also a Short Street which extends from the above to the South Back of the Canongate. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 123
Parish of St Cuthberts.
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the name Long Close does not appear on the 6 inch map.
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.