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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| BLANTYRE [parish] | Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish Blantyre Parish |
Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Origines Parochial Scotiae Chalmers’ Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 3 Fullarton’s Gazetteer, Vol [Volume] 1. Sheriff’s Returns County Maps (Forest’s) Revd. [Reverend] S. Patterson - P.M. [Parish Minister] County Map (Johnston’s) |
011; 017 | A Parish in the Middle Ward of Lanarkshire, bounded on the west by Cambuslang and East Kilbride; Glasford on the south; Hamilton, and Bothwell, on the east; and on the extreme north by Old Monkland, This Parish at its widest part is not more than two miles, and about six, from north to south, Nearly the whole has been feued off the Right Honbl. [Honourable] Charles Lord Blantyre, who possesses the patronage, The ruins of “Blantyre Priory” is the principal antiquity in the Parish, “Blantyre” village has the Parish Church, and School, as well as an adventure School in it. “Blantyre Works” employ a great number of the population - Copied from Name Sheets of 11 - 14 of this Parish - R. H. |
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Lanarkshire -- Blantyre Parish
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 4 - Parish of Blantyre, OS1/21/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Blantyre.
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.