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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOUR [Dysart] | Harbour Harbour Harbour |
Mr. Baines Sen. [Senior] (Facto) Mr. James Normand Mr. Dow (Town Clerk) |
037 | The Harbour is entirely under the control of the magistrates, & council, & consists of a basin & wet dock. There is a shipyard at the end of it. |
| CHURCH [parish] | Church Church Church |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Muir Minister 1st Charge Rev'd [Reverend] Mr. Wilson Minister 2nd Charge Mr. Baines Senr. [Senior] (Factor) |
037 | [situation] In the town of Dysart. The Church is a plain substantial stone building on the west side of the Turnpike road at the NW [Northwest] end of North Cross Wynd & was erected in 1802 by the heritors & subscriptions of the inhabitants of the Burgh at a cost of £1,900, it contains sittings [continued] |
Continued entries/extra info
4 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart.
Town of Dysart (Continued).."at the election of the Magistrates, but was restored again in November 1852. The town is now governed by a Provost & two Baillies elected from the council which consists of Nine members & was appointed by Act of Parliament at the restoration of the Burgh. The buildings are generally very irregular & the Town appears to be fast falling into decay, which is owing to the shipping by which it was principally supported now using other & more convenient ports. Many of the houses are very old & contain numerous dates & inscriptions. The principal trade in the town is weaving. There is no established market.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 70 - Parishes of Abbotshall, Dysart and Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/70
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall, Dysart, and Kirkcaldy.
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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