Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENICUIK [village] | Penicuik Penicuick Pennycuik Pennicuick |
Rev. [Reverend] S. Moncreiff Penicuik Mr. Gibson Draper Penicuik John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A neat flourishing village upon the North bank of the N. [North] Esk, 9 Miles South of Edinburgh. it is a burgh of barony and the ground fues belong to Sir George Clerk Bart [Baronet] of Penicuik House. it contains about 1000 inhabitants all of whom are in someway supported by the extensive Paper Mills of Charles Cowan Esq M.M. it has 3 churches of different denominations the same number of schools, a Savings Bank, Post Office, and two annual fairs for hiring of servants. The village is steadily increasing in prosperity and extent. |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal sappers and Miners]
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.