Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| ATHELSTANEFORD [Parish] | Parish of Athelstaneford Parish of Athelstaneford Parish of Athelstaneford Parish of Athelstaneford Parish of Athelstaneford Athelstanford | 005 | Parish of Athelstaneford Continued: And Contains Sittings for about 500 hearers. The old one of which there are Some remains was built by Ada Queen of Henry of Scotland who bestowed it to the Monks of the monastery which she built in the neighbourhood of Haddington. There are three schools in the parish, the daily number of Scholars attending the parish School are about 80 who receive a classical education. Some of the ministers of the parish have made themselves memoriable , the most Conspicuous in modern times are the Reverend Robert Blair and the Reverend John Home, the former much admired for his elegant and poetic piece entitled "The Grave" and the latter celebrated for his fine tragedy of Douglas. An abridged extract from Fullarton's Gazetteer and the Stat [Statistical] Account of Haddingtonshire. |
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Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 32 - Parishes of Athelstaneford, Prestonkirk and Whitekirk and Tyninghame, OS1/15/32
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Athelstaneford, Prestonkirk, and Whitekirk and Tyninghame.
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.