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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKINCH [parish] | Parish of Markinch. Parish of Markinch. Parish of Markinch. Parish of Markinch. Parish of Markinch. Parish of Markinch. Parish of Markinch. |
Full. [Fullarton's] Gazeteer Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of County The Sherrifs Co. [County] List of Parishes Old. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Co. [County] Map Sibbalds. Hist. [History] of Fife Oliver & Boyds Almanac |
017; 024; 025 | [situation] In the S. [South] Western portion of the County of Fife. A small parish in Fifeshire about 7 miles in length from North to south and in breadth from east to west varying from 2 to 5 miles. It is bounded by parish of Wemyss on the south, by Kennoway on the east, by Falkland and Kettle on the North and on the west by the parishes of Leslie, Kinglassie and Dysart in the west. About 8500 acres are under cultivation and about 800 under plantations. This parish is in the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy and Synod of Fife. Patron the Crown. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 39 -- Parish of Markinch.
[Note of enquiry]: "There are ? detached portions of this parish, one at ? - (etc) one at- one at -
Within the extremities of Markinch are no Det : portions of other parishes?" [OMO] [Ordnance Mapping Office]
[Note of reply]: "small detached portion of the parish, separated from the rest by the parish of Wemyss, lies at the mouth of the River Leven, on the shore of the Firth of Forth. There are no other detached portions connected with this parish either within itself or in any other parish. "
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Kettle, Markinch, Kennoway and Cults, OS1/13/16
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Kettle, Markinch, Kennoway, and Cults.
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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