Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMBIE WATER | Humbie Water Humbie Water Humbie Water |
Revd [Reverend] George Weir Humbie Manse Revd [Reverend] John Henry Free Ch [Church] Manse Mr James Lamb Humbie School |
018 | [Situation] Runs is a Northerly direction past the South side of Upper Keith. A Considerable Stream which rises in the Lammermuir Hills, and flows in a Northerly direction - receiving in its Course the waters of Several minor Streams and bears the names "Linn Dean Water", "Johnstonburn Water" & "Humbie Water"; it then falls into "Birns Water" which, uniting with the "Tyne Water" near "Salton" forms the "River Tyne", which falls into the Firth of Forth at Tynningham. |
| HUMBIE CHURCH (Parish) | Humbie Church Humbie Church Humbie Church Kirk |
Revd [Reverend] George Weir Revd [Reverend] James Henry James Lamb Forest's Co [County] Map |
018 | [Situation] About 50 chains North from Upper Keith A neat Square-built Structure Surmounted by a Belfry, on the West side of "Humbie Water", most pleasantly situated in a beautifully Wooded Valley. It was Erected in 1800 on the site of the Old Church which was the Par. [Parish] Church of Humbie previous to the Union of the Parishes of Keith and Humbie about 1675, and is surrounded by a graveyard . It is seated to accommodate 300; the Communicants are 200; and the Revd [Reverend] George Weir is the Officiating Minister. |
| HUMBIE MANSE | Humbie Manse Humbie Manse Humbie Manse Manse |
Revd [Reverend] George Weir Revd [Reverend] James Henry James lamb Forest's Co. [County] Map |
018 | [Situation] About 3/4 of a mile N. by E. [North by East] from Upper Keith. A neat dwelling House the residence of the Est. Ch. [Established Church] Minister. It was erected about 1789, and has a Glebe attached of 4 1/4 Acres, Scot. The Stipend which is all in grain, is 16 Bolls of Wheat, 120 Bolls of Barley & 120 Bolls of Oatmeal; together with £8.6.8 for Communion Elements. |
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Parish of Humbie
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Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 8 - Parishes of Humbie, Fala and Soutra and Yester, OS1/15/8
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Humbie, Fala and Soutra, 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.