Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKET CROSS [Gifford] | Market Cross | Mr McKay Schoolmaster Gifford Mr W Coyler Innkeeper Gifford |
015 | A pedestal and a Small Stone column. in the Market place. It was here, the Baron Baillie and those chosen by the fewars of the Village, met three times a Year to Settle disputes etc. |
| BROAD WOOD | Broad Wood | Mr McKay Schoolmaster Gifford Mr W Coyler Innkeeper Gifford Henry Davidson Esqr Factor Holimbank |
015 | A plantation of mixed wood on the West side of Yester Water the property of the Marquis of Tweeddale. The name has been copied from an engraved plan belonging to the proprietor. |
| NORTH PORT | North Port | Mr McKay Schoolmaster Gifford Mr W Coyler Innkeeper Gifford Henry Davidson Esqr Factor Holimbank |
015 | The entrance from the North through Yester Demesne to Long Yester Hopes etc. |
| POST OFFICE [Gifford] | Post Office | Mr McKay Schoolmaster Gifford Mr W Coyler Innkeeper Gifford Henry Davidson Esqr Factor Holimbank |
015 | A room immediately under the Ph [Parish] School is occupied as Post office. there is one delivery and one dispatch daily, to and from Haddington etc. |
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List of Names collected by J McDiarmid C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Parish of Yester
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Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 18 - Parishes of Salton, Bolton, Haddington and Yester, OS1/15/18
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Salton, Bolton, Haddington, 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.