Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALKEITH [town] | Dalkeith | Bailie Moncrieff Revd [Reverend] McWright |
[Situation] Betwixt the Rivers South & North Esk on the Eastern Side of the Co. [County] of Edinbro' [Edinburgh]. A small town on the banks of the North & South Esk, a little above their junction it consists of two long streets named the High Street and Back Street running parallel & communicating by thickly populated closes, the houses in the front Street are of a 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 Scotland, there are several Banks Churches & Schools in the town, also Gas Works Foundry, Tanneries &c and an almost hourly communication is kept up with Edinb. [Edinburgh] by railway omnibus, it contains about 5000 inhabitants not including the suburbs & is now a Burgh of Regality & its affairs 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 here under Gen [General] Monk in 1654 The Gen [General] had his head Quarters at the Castle. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 48
Parish of Dalkeith
Page in F. [Form] 136
104 - Dalkeith
Transcriber's notes
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.