Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACK DEAN | BacK Dean BacK Dean |
Francis Purves Alexander Thomson |
[Situation] Leading WSW [West South West] from Dean (village) about 20 chains. A Short extent of wide road leading west from Dean to Dean Park T.P. [Turnpike] |
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| RAVELSTON DYKES | Ravelston Dykes Ravelston Dykes |
Francis Purves Alexander Thomson |
[Situation] Leading in a SW by S. [South West by South] direction from the ends of Back Dean & from Dean Park Check T.P. [Turnpike] for a considerable distance. This name applies to a narrow road leading westwards from Dean Park T.P. [Turnpike] It is a parish road |
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| DEAN PARK T.P. | Dean Park Toll Dean Park Toll T.B. [Toll Bar] |
Table of Tolls James Haldane, Collector Map of County 1847 |
[Situation] About 26 chains west of Dean Church. A Toll Bar & Collectors Cottage on the Queensferry Road. This Toll with the others in this vicinity Called checks are under the immediate Control of the road trustees who pay the collectors weekly rate of wages for their Services. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of St Cuthberts
Forms 136 Page
25 - Back Dean
25 - Ravelston Dykes
26 - Dean Park
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 27
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 90 - Parish of St Cuthberts, OS1/11/90
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.