Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLGATE | Millgate | Name on Corner of St. Mr. Andrew Bower Town Officer Mr. William Colville Sheriff Officer |
[situation] Extends South from Crossgate to Millford House. A wide street well lighted and in good repair with several good dwelling and Public Houses on each side, 2 stories high and slated it joins Crossgate at its junction with Dead Wynd and proceeds in a Southern direction as far as Millford House - |
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| ALMS HOUSE | Alms House | Mr. Andrew Bower Town Officer Mr. William Colville Sheriff Officer |
[situation] About 1 1/2 chains S [South] East of the Parish Church. A small tenement one story high with seperate apartments for 6 poor Widows. it was erected in the year 1838 near the side of the old Alms Houses. The late David Knox of London who was a native of Cupar left at his death a Sum of £3000, for re-building this institution with £50 by the late Mrs Knox, It is now under the management of the Kirk Session - |
Continued entries/extra info
(85 Parish of Cupar Sheet 5 Trace 14
[Note - Millgate] not written on shhet 5 nor on sheet 8 omo [Ordnance Map Office]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 113 - Parish of Cupar, OS1/13/113
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of Cupar.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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