Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| PATRIOTIC SOCIETY'S ALLOTMENT GARDENS | Patriotic Society's Allotment Gardens Patriotic Society's Allotment Gardens Patriotic Society's Allotment Gardens |
Sign Board James Galbraith William Cuthbertson |
[Situation] 5 chains north of Dean Church. A large extent of ground let in small plots as gardens, belonging to a Society of several gentlemen about Edinburgh established about 1847 with a view to afford to artisans mechanics and others the opportunity of cultivating a small garden & to afford them useful and wholesome employment during their vacant hours. |
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| DEAN CHECK T.P. | Dean Check Dean Check Toll T.B. [Toll Bar] |
Table of Tolls C. Kennedy County map 1847 |
[Situation] About 3 chains north of Dean church. A Toll Bar on the road at the north end of Dean village |
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| DEAN COTTAGE | Dean Cottage Dean Cottage Dean Cottage |
Mr Wright, occupier James Galbraith P. [Post] office Directory |
[Situation] 5 chains ENE [East North East] of Dean Church. An old farm house two Stories [Storeys] high with office houses and garden attached and a farm of good arable land occupied by Mr. Wright. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of St Cuthberts
Dean Check T.P. [Toll Bar] [note] What Road What Road?
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.