Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MEDWIN | The Medwin The Medwin The Medwyn The Medwyn The Medwyn The Medwyn The Medwyn Medwin W Medwin Water River Medwin Medwin |
Revd. [Reverend] John Lawrie Mr. William Black Revd. [Reverend] John Vary Mr Hugh Smith Mr David Aitken Mr William Watson Robert Denholm Esqr. Johnstons County Map Forrests Map Sketch Map Statistical Acct. [Account] The Authorities, having been re-consulted regarding the orthography of this name and the best mode of writing it, say "The Medwyn" |
026.10 | A large Stream, which is formed by the meeting of two smaller ones, named North Medwyn & South Medwyn, and retains this name to its confluence with the River Clyde, its banks are low, and owing to its course being entirely through holmland, it is extremely crooked, and its waters very sluggish. It forms the Bdy. [Boundary] of the Parish of Liberton, in conjunction with the Phs. [Parishes] of Carnwath & Pettinain. |
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Parish of Liberton
Written in red in Column 1 -
The Medwin adopted by order of Col. [Colonel] Cameron See remarks on Dunsyre Parish Page 5.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 46 - Parish of Liberton, OS1/21/46
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Liberton.
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.