Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKHILL | Kirk Hill Kirkhill |
Rev. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuick John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A small Village situated on a hill overlooking Penicuick & about 1/2 mile distant from the latter place, it has 2 or 3 public houses & a school house the latter supported by the Free Kirk fund. - The village is occupied by the workers at Valleyfield & Esk Paper Mills. it contains about 500 inhabitants. |
| ROADS | Roads | Rev. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuick John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A farm house with offices, & an arable farm attached, it is the property of Sir George Clark Bart [Baronet] Penicuick House. On Co. [County] Map the "Blinkbony" written to a house over this place. there is no such place. |
| VALLEYFIELD MILL (Paper) | Valleyfield Paper Mill | Rev. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuick John Cowan Esq Vallayfield |
018 | A large paper factory on the Esk at the village of Penicuick worked by steam & water, and employing 25 females & 170 males foolscap letter paper & envelopes are the principle kinds of paper made therein, it is the property of C. Cowan Esq. M.P. [Member of Parliament] |
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Parish [of] Penicuick
Parish [of] Lasswade -- [Roads]
Plan 18B Trace 1
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 49 - Parish of Penicuik, Lasswade and Carrington, OS1/11/49
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Penicuik, Lasswade, and Carrington.
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.