Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL (Free Church) [Auchtermuchty] | F.C. [Free Church] School. F.C. [Free Church] School. |
Mr. Henshaw School Teacher Mr. Simson |
009 | [situation] About 8 chains W.S.W. [West South West] of the Parish Church of Auchtermuchty. A small and neatly built School house in Connection with the Free Church. the teacher is Mr. Henshaw, and he has the aid of two assistant pupil teachers. the house was built by Subscription. The Teacher receives about £30 from the government a part of which goes to the payment of his pupil teachers besides scholars fees the average No. [Number] of scholars is about one hundred and ten. |
| DEMPERSTON T.P. | Demperston Toll Bar Demperston Toll Bar |
Mr. Henshaw School Teacher Mr. Simpson |
009 | [situation] Nearly 3/4 of a mile W.S.W. [West South West] of the Town of Auchtermuchty A Toll bar gate across the line of road from Auchtermuchty to Strathmiglo. Attaced to it is a small neat dwelling house the property of the Trustees of the County |
Continued entries/extra info
25 Parish of Auchtermuchty Plan 9D Trace 4
Transcriber's notes
Note the change of spelling in "Authority" name Mr. Simpson / Simson. The former is probably the correct one though the latter appears more frequently in various volumes involving this parish.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 51 - Parishes of Auchtermuchty, Collessie, Newburgh, Abdie and Strathmiglo, OS1/13/51
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Auchtermuchty, Collessie, Newburgh, Abdie, and Strathmiglo.
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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