Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORDEL | Fordell Fordell Fordel Fordel |
Mr Thompson, Schoolmaster Mr Horn, Asst [Assistant] S.master [Schoolmaster] Estate Map & Schedule Mr McDonald (Procurator Fiscal & Factor to Estate) |
035 | [Situation] On the Western Margin of this Parish. A neat and well built village on the Fordel estate erected by the proprietor for the people employed at his Coalworks. It consists of two squares, four Roads and a school house and the Colliery office where the men are paid. Although contrary to all written authorities, the proprietor Major General Henderson wishes wherever the name Fordel occurs to write it with two ls. |
| COLLIERY OFFICE [Fordel] | Colliery Office Colliery Office |
Mr Robertson, Fordell Mr Thomson, Fordell |
035 | [Situation] In the village of Fordel. |
| COLE'S TERRACE | Cole's Terrace Cole's Terrace |
Mr Thomson, Fordell Mr Robertson, Fordell |
035 | [Situation] In the village of Fordel. A row of neat houses one story in height in Fordel Village, name after the Factor for the Estate. They are all occupied by Colliers. |
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Trace No. 3. Parish of Dalgety.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 131 - Parishes of Aberdour, Beath, Dalgety, Dunfermline and Inverkeithing, OS1/13/131
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Aberdour, Beath, Dalgety, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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