Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORAY PLACE | Moray Place | Corner Ticket Lamp Posts |
This is one of the most handsome laid out places in the city, built in the form of a Polyon. The area in the middle, being railed in, ornamented with shrubbery, and laid out in pleasure walks. The houses which form this place, are most elegantly built being 4 & 5 stories in height, and every other one ornamented with columns of the Doric order, This place is the residence of the most Aristocratical gentlemen of the city, |
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List of Names collected by David Hannay C/a [Civilian Assistant] Jany [January] 15 1851
[signed] David Hannay
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 28
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 98 - Parish of St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/98
This volume contains place name information from the parish of St Cuthberts, and The City of Edinburgh
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.