Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREICH MILL (Corn) | 010 | |||
| BREICH MILL [farm] | 010 | |||
| BREICH WATER | 010 | |||
| NEWLANDS | 011 | |||
| Breich Mill | ||||
| Breich Mill | Breich Mill Do. Do. |
Wm. Smith Revd. W. Larmonth [sic] |
About 7/8 mile W. from West Calder | A corm [sic] mill ['with dwelling' scored out, 'also a farm' written above] house, & offices. and about 100 acres of arable land attached; the property of William Smith Esq. and occupied by Mr W Smith. |
| Breich Mill | Breich Mill - Do. - |
Wm. Smith Esqr. R. Davie Esq. Late Propr. |
[following directly after the last in a second hand] The corn mill is occupied as a sepa-rate tenement. | |
| Breich Water | Breich Water Do. Do. |
Revd. W Learmonth Alexr. Cunningham Co. Map |
Form[in]g a portion of the boundary of the counties of Linlithgow and Edinb:- | A considerable stream formed by the confluence of the streams "Kitchen Lin" and "Darmead Lin". Its course is in a north-easterly direction, and it forms the boundary between the counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow until it joins the River Almond ['at' scored out] near Broompark. [Another hand has added] '- or at Grange Mill (Paper Mill)' |
Transcriber's notes
In the Orthography column (Corn) is added below Breich Mill
In the Authority column e with a [caret] has been added between L and a of Larmonth to read 'Learmonth'
Under the second entry for Breich Mill the second hand has added 'Note. The proprietor recommends Breich Mill (Corn) to be written to the mill and Breich Mill to be written to the farm house.'
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 26 - Parish of West Calder, OS1/11/26
This volume contains place name information from the parish of West Calder.
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.