Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYFIELD | Mayfield Mayfield Mayfield |
Mr. William Denholm Mr. A. Walker Knox's Co. [County] map |
011 | A neat cottage. The residence of Mr. William Falconer. The property of Mr. A. Hardie |
| NEWMILLS | New Mills New Mills New Mill Newmills New Mills Newmills Newmills |
Mr. T. Robertson Mr. Palmer. Knox's Co. [County] map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 Post Office Directory Revd. [Reverend] W. Dixon W. Walker |
011 | This name applies to a small hamlet or cluster of houses. Ther[e] are two farm houses here one occup[ied] by Miss Davidson who is also propri[etor] The other occupied by Mr. T. Robertson There is also a flour mill here which gave rise to the name There are besid[es] five cottages. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 6 Parish of Currie
Form 136 page
34 -- Mayfield -- About 30 chains N. [North] of Balerno
33 -- Newmills -- About 3/8 Mile NE by N. [North East by North] from Balerno
29 -- Water of Leith -- Water of Leith -- Water of Leith -- See Name Book Edinre. [Edinburghshire] Sheet 19 -- Running past the N.W. side of the City of Edinb [Edinburgh] in a N.E. [North Easterly] direction to Leith -- Descriptive Remarks in Name Sheet 19 5feet scale of Edinburgh.
Transcriber's notes
Water of Leith -- Believe Edinburghshire is indicated in abbreviation because the City is usually abbreviated to Edinb.
New Mills has been crossed out and Newmills substituted.
Each entry has been ticked.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 28 - Parishes of Currie and Penicuik, OS1/11/28
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Currie and Penicuik.
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.