Volume contents
- 1 - East Lothian , Index
- 3 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 9 - East Lothian , Index
- 11 - East Lothian , Ormiston
- 23 - East Lothian , Index
- 25 - East Lothian , Humbie
- 33 - East Lothian , Ormiston
- 35 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 39 - East Lothian , Ormiston
- 45 - East Lothian , Humbie
- 49 - East Lothian , Names by Collectors
- 55 - East Lothian , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK YARD WELL | Kirk Yard Well | Mr. Henderson Templehall James Young House of Muir Some of the old inhabitants in the neighbourhood |
014 | A Well about ΒΌ of a Mile North of West Peaston in the north Side of a field called the "Kirk Yard Shot". It is now only used for wattering Cattle. |
| KIRK YARD SHOT | Kirk Yard Shot | Mr. Henderson Templehall James Young House of Muir Some of the old inhabitants in the neighbourhood |
014 | A Cultivated field on the North Side of West Peaston. There is no tradition in the locality Concerning the origin of this Name. All the people now living in Peaston are Comparatively Strangers in the place, being chiefly farm labourers who Are employed from year to year. All the old inhabitants who know anything of the tradition of the two Peastons, have to be searched for elsewhere. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by John McDiarmid C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 14C Trace 1
Parish of Ormiston
[Signed] James Carpenter C Asst [Civilian Assistant]
W. James Cap. R.E [Captain Royal Engineers]
27th May 1853.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 54 - Parishes of Pencaitland, Ormiston and Humbie, OS1/15/54
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Pencaitland, Ormiston, and Humbie.
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.