Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENICUIK [village] | Penicuik Penicuik Penicuik Penicuik |
Revd. [Reverend] S Moncrieff Mr Gibson Mr John Cowan Co [County] Map 1847. |
018 | [Situation] About 1ΒΌ Miles E. N. E. [East North East] from Penicuik House A neat flourishing Village upon the N. [North] bank of the River North Esk 9 Miles South of the City of Edinb: [Edinburgh] it is a burgh of barony & the feus are the property of Sir G: ClerK Bart [Baronet] it contains about 1000 inhabitants whose Chief Support & employment is derived from the extensive Paper Mills of Mr. Charles Cowan M. P. [Member of Parliament] it has 3 Churches of different denominations the Same Number of schools. a Saving's BanK. Post Office, & two annual fairs for hiring Servants. The Village is Steadily increasing in prosperity & extent |
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[Page] 10 Parish of PenicuiK
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 48 - Parish of Penicuik, OS1/11/48
This volume contains place name information from the parish of 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.