Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST MILLS | West Mills | Rev [Reverend] L Balfour, Colinton Thomas King, West Mills |
006 | This name applies to two buildings. The one for grinding corn, peas & Barley, the other for manufacturing printing paper and which employs nearly 100 individuals chiefly females, it is the property of Richard Wallace under whose able management the whole is conducted The flour mill is managed by Thomas King the property of Sir W Foulis The paper mill is worked by water & steam power while the Flour mill is work [worked] by water only. |
| CORN MILL [West Mills] | West Mills | Rev [Reverend] L Balfour, Colinton Thomas King, West Mills |
006 | This name applies to two buildings. The one for grinding corn, peas & Barley, the other for manufacturing printing paper and which employs nearly 100 individuals chiefly females, it is the property of Richard Wallace under whose able management the whole is conducted The flour mill is managed by Thomas King the property of Sir W Foulis The paper mill is worked by water & steam power while the Flour mill is work [worked] by water only. |
| PAPER MILL [West Mills] | West Mills | Rev [Reverend] L Balfour, Colinton Thomas King, West Mills |
006 | This name applies to two buildings. The one for grinding corn, peas & Barley, the other for manufacturing printing paper and which employs nearly 100 individuals chiefly females, it is the property of Richard Wallace under whose able management the whole is conducted The flour mill is managed by Thomas King the property of Sir W Foulis The paper mill is worked by water & steam power while the Flour mill is work [worked] by water only. |
| BRAEHEAD | Braehead | Rev [Reverend] L Balfour, Colinton Thomas King, West Mills |
006 | A row of thatched cottages on a rising ground North of Colinton Village |
Continued entries/extra info
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P. [Plan] 6 C List of names collected by John C Darnan R S [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Object for West Mills] Houses
[Object for Brae Head] Houses
[Parish] Colinton
Transcriber's notes
Only the Name "West Mills" appears on this page, but in addition "Corn Mill" and "Paper Mill" have been pre-populated. Information is transcribed in triplicate for clarity.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Colinton, Lasswade, Currie and Liberton, OS1/11/16
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Colinton, Lasswade, Currie, and Liberton.
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.