Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WEST MILLS (Flour, Meal &c) | West Mills (Flour) West Mills (Flour) West Mills (Four) |
Printed Documents on Premises Mr. J. Hogarth Mr. William Short |
[situation] On the North side of Tiel Burn. An extensive range of stone buildings used for the purpose of grinding Flour meal & malt the property of Col [Colonel] Ferguson of Raith House at present occupied by Mr. John Hogarth. the Mills are worked by both steam and water powers the average number of persons employed are about 14 |
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| EDINBURGH PERTH AND DUNDEE RAILWAY | Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway |
Mr. Napier (Station Master) Bills of Compy. [Company] Mr. Walsh |
[situation] passing the W. [West] side of West Mills. A line of railway for the conveyance of passengers and goods from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee with a branch to Dunfermline. The Western terminus is at Burntisland from thence the passengers & goods are conveyed across the Forth by steamers to Granton and from the latter named place per Railway to Edinburgh |
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| ROPE WALK [beside railway] | Rope Walk Rope Walk Rope Walk |
Mr. D. Methven Mr. William Short Robert Stark |
A rope walk occupied by Mr. Robert Stark for the manufacture of Ropes twines etc. It adjoins and is parallel to the Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway. |
Continued entries/extra info
8 Sheet 7 5 feet work Trace 3 Parish of Abbotshall
[Note - Rope Walk] Description Names may not be authenticated in Name Book.
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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