Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUDDINGSTON CHURCH | Duddingston Church | Revd.[Reverend] Mr Farlan. Duddingston W. Thompson Peffer Mill. | 003 ; 006 | An ancient edifice occupying a site on a rocky knowe at the west end of Duddingston Village. the date of which erection remains in obscurity but no doubt it may be traced as far back when the Saxons occupied this County. This church through much modernized, still possess remains of its ancient architecture, the exterior is of an erregular shape with a belfry or tower at the West end; in the interior is a semicircular Arch which divides the Choir from the chancel of the Saxon style of Architecture, and is of remote antiquity; it contains about 350 sittings, all of which are rented. The average number of Communicants amount to about 100 This continued to be the property of the Monks of Kelso prior to the Reformation |
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List of Names collected by John E Darwan RS & M Pl. Examiner
John Darwan Decr. 10th 1831
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 15 - Parishes of St Cuthberts, Liberton, Duddingston, Newton, OS1/11/15
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, Liberton, Duddingston, Newton.
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.