Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| MANSE [parish] | Manse Manse Manse |
Henry Beveridge Esq. (Elder) Mr Hutchison (Elder) Mr. Melville |
[situation] on the N. [North] side of Kirk Wynd. A good substantial dwelling house, the residence of the [Minister] of the Parish Church. [situated] at the NE [Northeast] side of Kirk Wynd near [its] Western extremity. attached to this Manse is a portion of land called a Glebe. |
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| GLEBE | Glebe | [None] | [situation] on the N. [North] side of Kirk Wynd. A good substantial dwelling house, the residence of the [Minister] of the Parish Church. [situated] at the NE [Northeast] side of Kirk Wynd near [its] Western extremity. attached to this Manse is a portion of land called a Glebe. | |
| TOWNSEND PLACE | Townsend Place Townsend Place Townsend Place Townsend Place |
Henry Beveridge Esqr. Mr. Melville Mr. James Birrell |
[situation] leading from the end of Kirk Wynd. A part of a Turnpike road extending from NW [Northwest] end of Kirk Wynd to Dishington's Wynd. Sheet 2 |
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| HIGH STREET | High Street High Street High Street High Street |
Henry Beveridge Name on Houses Mr. James Birrell Mr. Fletcher (Baillie) |
[situation]The principal Street in Kirkcaldy. A long irregular street extending the whole length of the Parish [of] Kirkcaldy, from the East [Bridge] Westwards to Linktown, It is [the] principal Street in the town & [obscured in fold] many good shops. |
Continued entries/extra info
8 Ph. of Kirkcaldy Sheet 4 Trace 3
[Note - High Street] Trace 4
Transcriber's notes
There is no specific entry for "Glebe" however at it is pre-populated, the notes for "Manse" which refer to the Glebe are duplicated.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 106 - Parish of Abbotshall and the town of Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/106
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of Abbotshall, and the town of Kirkcaldy.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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 counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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