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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALKEITH [town] | Dalkeith | Bailie Moncrieff Dalkeith Rev [Reverend] Mr Wright |
A small town upon the banKs of the North and South Esks, a little above their junction with each other it consists of two long streets the Back & High St running parallel with each other for a good way & communicating by thicKly populated entries or Closes. The houses in the front st are of a very decent description & are chiefly used as shops and offices. There is a weekly market on Thursdays, but the principal article of sale is grain, it being considered the greatest corn market in the neighbourhood there are several banKs, schools & churches in the Town as also a Gas work, Tan Yards and a foundry. The post office is in a private house near the centre of the town and there are two deliveries dayly an almost hourly intercourse is kept up with Edinbr [Edinburgh] by rail and omnibus. There are about 5000 inhabitants not including the suburbs of "Bridge End" or [---] it is now a burgh of Regality, its affairs being managed by a Bailie & eleven trustees. The town is of no great antiquity being first mentioned in connection with DalKeith Castle in the 14th Century a detachment of puritan roundheads lay under MonK in 1654 The general making the castle his headquarters during his stay. |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] J Bray c/a [Civilian Assistant] Dalkeith
Transcriber's notes
Word lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Dalkeith 1852 - Sheet 2
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 70 - Parishes of Dalkeith and Newbattle, OS1/11/70
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Dalkeith, and Newbattle.
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.