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Volume contents
- 1 - Liff and Benvie , Index
- 3 - Liff and Benvie , Page 3 (Start)
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- 41A - Liff and Benvie , Loose Item
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- 61 - Liff and Benvie , Page 61 (End)
- 62 - Liff and Benvie , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFF AND BENVIE | Liff and Benvie Liff and Benvie Liff Liff and Benvie Liff and Benvie Liff and Benvie Liff and Benvie |
Sheriff's List of meresmen New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] map Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Oliver and Boyd's Almanack Valn. [Valuation] Roll of Co. [County] 1856-7 |
049; 053; 054 | [Situation] In the south end of Forfarshire An united parish in the south-west extremity of Forfarshire and south-east of Perthshire, bounded on the north by Auchterhouse on the north-east by Strathmartin and Mains on the east by Dundee on the south by the Frith of Tay and on the south-west and west by Perthshire. It is about 3¾ miles by 1¾ stretching north and south. The surface rises in general from the Tay and forms on the west a fertile tract adjoining the Carse of Gowrie. The soil in the southern division is either clay or a black coloured loam and towards the north it is in general light and sandy and rests occasionally on rock or mortar. The eastern division approaching within 1½ mile of the burgh of Dundee, the lands of it pay high rents and enjoy every appliance of improvement. Freestone abounds in the parish. The parish is in the presbytery of Dundee and Synod of Angus and Mearns Patron Earl Gray Liff and Benvie were united in 1758. There are no detached portions of this parish nor are there any detached portions of other parishes within Liff & Benvie. - A small portion of the parish on the southern side belongs to Perthshire but is not detached. |
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Parish of Liff and Benvie
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 61 - Parish of Liff and Benvie, OS1/14/61
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Liff and Benvie.
Ordnance Survey - Angus county
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 county of Angus, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.