Volume contents
- 1 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 7 - East Lothian , Salton
- 23 - East Lothian , Humbie
- 32 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 33 - East Lothian , Humbie
- 37 - East Lothian , Bolton
- 43 - East Lothian , Yester
- 49 - East Lothian , Ormiston
- 53 - East Lothian , Salton
- 61 - East Lothian , Humbie
- 67 - East Lothian , Bolton
- 68 - East Lothian , Gifford
- 69 - East Lothian , Salton
- 71 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 73 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 77 - East Lothian , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESTER [Parish] | Parish of Yester Parish of Yester Gifford Gifford Yester Yester Yester Yester Gifford Gifford |
Stat Acct [Statistical Account] (1841) Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer Co. [County] Map (1799) Map attached to Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Oliver & Boyd's Alk. [Almanac] Chalmer's Caledonia Advertisements in several Newspapers List of Farms in Co. [County] Haddington List of Parishes by Sheriff Gordon |
013 ; 014 ; 015 ; 019 | [Situation] In the southern part of Haddingtonshire This parish was anciently called St. Bothons or St. Bathans. after the Reformation it was changed to Yester. but now popularly called Gifford. It is bounded on the north by the parish of Haddington. On the N.E. [North-East] the East and the S. East [South-East] by Garvald. on the South by Berwickshire & Humbie. and on the W. [West] by Humbie and Bolton. Its greatest length is 6 miles. breadth 5 miles and its superficial extent is nearly 14 square miles. It has a few villages. the principal of which is Gifford and contains the parish Church &c, It is in the Presbytery of Haddington and Synod of Lothian & Tweeddale. Patron the Marquis of Tweeddale. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 47
[note]
"From the village where the modern church stands
the parish is now populary called Gifford while
the legal name is Yester."
Chalmer's Caledonia vol. [volume] 2 p. [page] 535
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Pencaitland, Salton, Humbie, Bolton and Yester, OS1/15/17
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Pencaitland, Salton, Humbie, Bolton, and Yester.
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.