Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVERLEITHEN [village] | Inverleithen Inverleithen Inverleithen Inverleithen |
Revt [Reverend] James Campbell Minister Traquair William Chambers Esqr Glenormiston Mr R Proctor Inverleithen Mr James Lyle Schoolmaster Inverleithen |
014 | [Situation] In the E [Eastern] portion of the Co [County] Peebles A flourishing little town in a valley at the mouth of the Leithen, that owes its name to its situation, It is composed of houses one two and three storeys high. There are four woolen manufactories one of which is solely devoted to fancy tartans the rest are flannel and blanket manufactories. The public buildings are the Town Hall, Parish Church, Free Church, U P. [United Presbyterian] Church, Indept [Independent] Chapel, Parish School, Free Church School, three Banks, two Inns, and one Post office. The present population is about 1,000 the chief part of which are employed at the factories, the rest are agricultural labourers etc. In the summer season a great many gentry frequent this place (which has become famous for its Mineral Springs.) |
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Parish of Inverleithen -- Sheet 14 No 13 -- Trace 6
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 17 - Parish of Innerleithen, OS1/24/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Innerleithen.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles 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 Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.