Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLDHAMSTOCKS | Oldhamstocks Oldhamstocks Oldhamstocks Oldhamstocks Oldhamstocks |
Robert Boyd Revd. [Reverend] J. Wallace Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Mitchell Johnston's Co. [County] Map Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] |
012 | [Situation] In the N.E. [North East] portion of the parish. A small irregular village the houses of which are one and two stories high and generally in good repair & occupied by mechanics farm servants etc. It contains the parish church & school, a Free Church, a private school, a publick house, a post office and some grocers shops etc. It is said that when Cromwell invaded Scotland that he passed through this village and remained a short time in a house which still bears his name. At the west end of it at one time stood a castle which belonged to the Hepburn family. Broadwood, the celebrated pianoforte maker was born at this village. |
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Parish of Oldhamstocks
[Margin note] 74
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Oldhamstocks and Innerwick, OS1/15/16
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Oldhamstocks, and Innerwick.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian 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 East Lothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.