Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL WYND | School Wynd School Wynd School Wynd |
Mr John Lockhart Mr. William Short Mr. D. Methven |
[situation] Leading Easterly off High Street. A narrow lane or Wynd neither paved nor drained extending from the High Street of Linktown to the Sea. |
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| BARN KIRK | Barn Kirk Barn Kirk Barn Kirk Barn Kirk |
Mr. John Lockhart Mr. William Short Mr. D. Methven Estate Map |
[situation] On the N. [North] side of School Wynd. A low mean building now used as a warehouse by Mr. Lockhart it was formerly a place of worship belonging to a sect called Cameronians. |
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| NEWTOWN | Newtown Newtown Newtown |
Mr. John Wilson William Short James Bremner |
[situation] On the West side of High Street. "A locality extending from the Ph. [Parish] boundary southwards to the S. [South] side of Nichol Street, & from where the parish boundary abuts on the S. [South] end of High Street Westwards to the 6 inch work" See name book for Sheet 4 |
Continued entries/extra info
9 Sheet 6 5 feet work trace 3 Ph. [Parish] of Abbotshall
[Note] Wynd, An Alley. Jameson.
[Quotation - Newtown] "In 1790, the flourishing condition of trade, induced the late Mr. Ferguson of Raith to feu property for building on a regular plan a street running nearly at right angles with the east end of Linktown, in the direction of the parish church. This line of building, which has never been completed, is known by the name of the New Town." New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 107 - Parish of Abbotshall and the town of Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/107
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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