Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNINGTON BRAE | Bonnington Brae Bonnington Brae |
Mr Balfour Propr [Proprietor] Post Office Directory |
[situation] About 24 chs [chains] E.N.E. [East North East] from East Warriston House A good cottage residence with ornamental grounds adjoining, also nearly adjoining is another small cottage two storeys high. The whole is the property of Mr. Balfour W.S. [Writer to the Signet] one of the occupiers. |
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| BONNINGTON MILLS | Bonnington Mills Bonnington Mills |
Mr. Cunningham mill master Bonnington mills Mr. Bonnar East Warriston |
[situation] About 24 chs [chains] E. [East] from East Warriston House This name applies to several houses or rather a scattered village in which the principal object's a large corn and flour mill from which the place tooK the name. The mill belongs to Mr. Cunningham who also has a tannery in the village The mill is worKed by water power and by a steam engine the latter 24 horse power, there was a mill here from time immemorial but the present Building is modern, in the vicinity of the village are two SKinners besides the SKinnery & tan worK belonging to Mr. Cunningham there is also close to the village a large distillery |
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Parish of St. Cuthbert
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 86 - Parish of St Cuthberts, OS1/11/86
This volume contains place name information from the parish of St Cuthberts.
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.