Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CARPENTERS LAND | Carpenters Land Carpenters Land Carpenters Land |
Mr Leslie Bridge Street Mr Scott Old Ch. [Church] Wharf Hist. [History] of Leith |
[Situation] About 27 chs. [chains] in an Easterly direction from North Leith Church. A narrow lane leading from Coburg Street. The houses are 2 and three stories high, have an ancient appearance. The name is taken from an old house which Stands at the foot of the lane, and fronting the Street. having the following inscription on a stone built into the wall. "God bless the Carpenters of North Leith who built this house. 1715" |
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| WEST PIER | West Pier | See Name Book Sheet 2 | [Situation] About 1 chain North of Victoria Dock. For Description Remarks See Name Book Sheet 2. |
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Parish of North Leith
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 12
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 83 - Parishes of North Leith and South Leith, OS1/11/83
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of North Leith, and South Leith.
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.