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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCE'S PARK | Prince's Park | This name was got by Captn. [Captain] James R.E. [Royal Engineers] when examined the plan in the County It was given by several of the inhabitants | 009 | [Situation] At the E [East] side of Tranent Mains A large field or park which was lately divided into three enclosures by temporary or slightly constructed fences Tradition asserts that in this park Prince Charles rested the night previous to the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745. In Fullartons Gazetteer, it is said, "A few piquets were placed around the bivouack and the Highlanders having wrapped themselves up in their plaids lay upon the ground to repose for the night. Charles taking a sheaf of pease for his pillow stretched himself upon the stubble surrounded by his principal officers." |
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Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 38 - Parishes of Tranent and Gladsmuir, OS1/15/38
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Tranent, and Gladsmuir.
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.