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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHTERMUCHTY [town] | Auchtermuchty Auchtermuchty Auchtermuchty Auchtermuchty Auchtermuchty |
Mr. Ogilvie Provost Mr. Eimsly Auchtermuchty. Mr. Simson Auchtermuchty. Johnston's Co. [County] Map. Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife. |
009 | [situation] In the Eastern portion of the Parish of Auchtermuchty. A small town consisting of two [crossing] principal streets, and a number of small streets and detached rows of houses branching off them in different directions. and in every part the buildings are laid off without any [right] to regularity. the houses are generally from one to three storys high. mostly all in good repair and having slated - tiled - and thatched roofs. in nearly equal proportions the streets are unpaved and are in general [obscured] repair the town is lighted with gas. and was erected into a Royal Burgh by a Charter granted by James VI [6th] of Scotland and is governed by a Provost two baillies and 9 councillors. the property consists of a Common, of the annual value of about £ [obscured] there are three annual fairs and a weekly Corn Market held [at] it. There is a Town Hall three Banks five Churches four Schools [and a ] Post Office in it. with two Inns. with a number of [cloth] grocers and Public houses. but the chief trade carried on in the Town is [Weaving] |
Continued entries/extra info
34 Parish of Auchtermuchty Plan 9D Trace 4
Transcriber's notes
"Cloth" is speculative but seems logical.
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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