Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPELTON | Chapeltown Chapellton |
Peter Robb Chapelton Robert Walker Chapelton Andrew Mun Mason Alexander Dunlop Lab [Labourer] Sketch of Roads by [James Flint] County Map |
010 | This name applies to Two Cottages 1 /2 a mile E [East] of the Village of W. [West] Calder And on the estate of Chapleton. The Name is a Roman Catholic Chapel having formerly Stood here. No authentic tradition of the chapel exist ; but, Mr Robb Says that he has heard that it was in connection with a Monastery near the Borders;that the dinner bell now at Bell now at Limefield Ho [House] was the Chapel Bell. The proprietors of Chapeltoun was afterwards Occupied by a Naval Officer After which the House was [pulled] down with the exception of two rooms which now forms a portion of one of the cottages With this cottage are tow Grass Parks the remains of Chapleton [estate] Comprising about 500 acres in part fued the remainder let as grass Parks [The] cottages are occupied by Peter Robb and Robert Walker And the estate is the property of Mr Gloag |
| MURRAYS POOL BRIDGE | 010 |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by 2nd Copl [Corporal] W Rogers RS & [Royal Sappers & ] Miners -- Plan 10C -- Trace No 2 -- Parish of West Calder -- [Page] 70
Chapeltown -- Object - Cottages
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.