Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESTER WATER Contd [Continued] GIFFORD WATER | Yester Water Gifford Water Gifford Water Gifford Water |
for Yester Water as before County Map New Statistical Account Inhabitants |
015 | [Continued] of Hobgoblin Hall,from which point it takes the name of Gifford or Yester Water, passing through Yester Demesne by Gifford Village, taking a N.W. [North West] direction, and assuming the Names of the several localities through which it passes until it falls into the River Tyne West of Lennox Love. This stream is popularly Called "Gifford Water" but the Marquis of Tweedale and his factor insist on it being written Yester Water, after the Name of the Mansion |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by James McAnulty C.A [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 15C Trace 3
[Signed] James McAnulty
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 20 - Parishes of Bolton and Yester, OS1/15/20
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of 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.