Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Fala] | A School ho. [house] | Mr. W. Sutton U. P. [United Presbyterian] School Schoolmaster David Bloomfield Blackshiels Robert Leith Fala Dam |
014 | A parish school house erected by The Heritors of the Parish, it is a small stone building in good repair, and having An appointed teacher to it, like all Ph. [Parish] Schools in Scotland the Teachers salary is derived from the Heritors of the Parish & Scholars fees, the average no. [number] of scholars is about 20 |
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[Page] 43 Parish of Fala
School
A House
Mr. W. Sutton U. P. [United Presbyterian] School Schoolmaster
David and Bloomfield Blackshiels
Robert Leith Fala Dam
A School house belonging to the United Presbyterian Congregation of this Parish, It is a small stone building in good repair, was first built for a dwelling house, but purchased by the above body & converted into a School Ho. [House] there is an appointed teacher to it at a salary of £10. per Ann;[Annum] besides scholars fees the salary is raised by subscription and paid by a committee appointed by the Congregation the average no. [number] of scholars is about sixty the branches taught are English Arithmetic Latin etc.
[signed] F Smith C/A [Civilian Assistant]
27th July 1852
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 40 - Parishes of Crichton, Fala and Soutra and Humbie, OS1/11/40
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Crichton, Fala and Soutra, and Humbie.
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.