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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGAR | Biggar Biggar Biggar |
Mr John Morrison Mr Robert Glen Mr David Lockhart |
34.10 | A small town, consisting of one wide street nearly half a mile in length, and very irregular, there are several low, thatched tenements in the town, but the buildings are generally too storeys, plain, and slated. The Parish Church is a conspicuous erection, built in 1545 and still in good repair. There are two churches in the town belonging to the U. P. [United Presbyterian] body, together with two manses in the same, there are also Branches of the Royal, National and Commercial Banks of Scotland, a Post Office, School and Market house on Meal Market. There is a large Mote on Justice Seat at the western entrance of the town. "In 1451 James 2nd erected Biggar into a new burgh or barony, with all priviliges and particularly a weekly market on Thursday" this market is still regularly held. |
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Parish of Biggar
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 3 - Parish of Biggar, OS1/21/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Biggar.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark 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 Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.