Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTON | LIberton | Rev Dr [Rverend Doctor] Begg, Alnwickhill former minister of Liberton and author for compile the statistical account Rev [Reverend] J. Stewart, Liberton George Taylor, Schoolmaster Liberton |
006 | This name applies to a parish situate 1 mile South of Edinburgh; its shape is very irregular, being 7 miles long while its breadth does not exceed 4. The etymology of this name is very obscure, but according to our best authority "Chambers" (author of the celebrated Caledonia) it seems to be from a Hospital which contained those afflicted with leprosy, hence the name leper-town, now "Liberton" |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of names collected by Pte [Private] John E Darnan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
[Object] Parish
[Signed] W James Cap. RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 3rd April 1852
[Signed] J Darnan Nov [November] 11th 1851
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Liberton, St Cuthberts, Colinton and Lasswade, OS1/11/17
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Liberton, St Cuthberts, Colinton, and Lasswade.
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.