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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [Lesmahagow] | (Established) Church (Established) Church (Established) Church |
Rev A McNaughton Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair |
031.08 | The Ph [Parish] church, large & plain, built about 30 years ago upon the site of an abbey founded by King David 1st in 1140. 1500 sittings. There are two officiating Ministers attached. The first has a glebe, value £40, with a stipend of sixteen chalders - half oatmeal, half barley. The second minister has a manse and garden, but no glebe he has the stipend as the first. "A monastery was founded in this parish by David I in 1140. It was dependent on the Abbey of Kelso ** The remains of an old abbey were pulled down about thirty years ago, to make room for a modern church" From Old Statistical Account (1841) |
| MANSE [parish, 1st charge, Lesmahagow] | (Established church) Manse (Established church) Manse (Established church) Manse |
Rev A. McNaughton Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair |
031.08 | The manse of the first minister is a plain two storey building near the church. |
| MANSE [parish, 2nd charge, Lesmahagow] | Established Church Manse Established Church Manse Established Church Manse |
Rev A. McNaughton Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair |
031.08 | The manse of the second minister is a farmsteading nearly half a mile from the village in good repair The second minister rents a small farm from the patron, on which the heritors have built his house and the requisite accommodations. Statistical Account (1841) |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] of Lesmahagow [in header]
Transcriber's notes
Church. The portion under Description, beginning "A monastery was founded" is spread across several columns and written in red ink, but appears intended as a part of the Description.
Manse 2nd charge. The portion of Description beginning "The second minister rents" spreads across several columns and written in red ink, but appears intended as a part of the Description.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 44 - Parish of Lesmahagow, OS1/21/44
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lesmahagow.
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.