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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINKTOWN | Linktown Linktown Linktown Linktown Linktown Linkton Linkton Linktown |
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fife Estate Map 1834 Mr. J. Lockhart Mr. D. Methven Mr. William Short Land Tax Papers 1690 Land Tax Papers 1819 Minutes of a Court of Barony 1761 |
[situation] South of Kirkcaldy and within the Parliamentary burgh of same. A district or locality close to and adjoining the Frith of Forth extending from the Parish of Kirkcaldy to that of Kinghorn. The principle Street is the continuation of the High Street of Kirkcaldy which with the Wynds or Lanes branching off it are narrow. the houses in general are of a mean description and occupied principally by weavers. In this locality are two Flax Mills an extensive pottery and the Kirkcaldy Gas Works. Linktown is a Burgh of Regality and was formerly governed by a Baron Bailie at present there is not an officer of that description the local affairs are managed by 9 commissioners for Paving Lighting Police etc under the act of Wm. [William] 4th. The inhabitants in their general conversation call the locality the Links. The locality is bounded on the East by the Frith of Forth on the North by the Balwearie Road on the west by Newtown & Kirkcaldy & on the South by the West Burn or Tiel Burn. |
Continued entries/extra info
4 Sheet 7 5 feet work Parish of Abbotshall
[Note] "Linktown, in the parish of Abbotshall is included within the Parliamentary burgh of Kirkcaldy." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account].
Transcriber's notes
This page is an exact duplicate of that in Volume 107 p 19.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 108 - Parishes of Abbotshall and Kinghorn, OS1/13/108
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall and Kinghorn.
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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