Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLANDS HILL | John Laing Farmer Melville Grange John Inglis Gamekeeper Burndale John Mutter Farmer Wester Melville |
007 | A small hill South of Melville Farm house said to be a place wh[ere] battle was fought, formerly, between the [English] and Scotch forces. It is said a [...] derived its name from the English Victorious and keeping possession [of] the hill. No entrenchments are to be [...] on or about the hill neither can [...] ascertained what time the battle w[as] [...] | |
| MELVILLE MAINS | James Edgley Farmer Melville Mains John Mutter Farmer Wester Melville |
007 | A farm house with suitable offices [...] machine and farm attached occ[upied] by James Edgley and property [of] Lord Melville | |
| WESTER MELVILLE | John Mutter Farmer Wester Melville John Inglis Gamekeeper Burndale |
007 | A well constucted house having [...] offices Threshing Mill and farm a[ttached] occupied by John Mutter and property of Lord Melville |
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108 [page] List of names collected by John Early C. A.
Transcriber's notes
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 20 - Parishes of Liberton, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Newton, Cockpen and Newbattle, OS1/11/20
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Liberton, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Newton, Cockpen, and Newbattle.
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.