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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE STREET | George Street George Street George Street George Street |
Provost K Brown Mr William Hodge Town Clerk Mr David Semple, Writer Plate on Wall |
012.02 | Extends from Causeyside Street to Broomlands Street. Consists of houses two and three storeys high, slated and in excellent repair. It is the best street in Paisley as regards size and extent, it is better than ¾ of a mile in length, is clean and very spacious and uniformly laid out, the houses at the east end are Adorned with some neat shops. On the Centre of this street, and where intersected by Maxwellton Street, is a round Circle of white paving stones, About ten links in diameter, with a Horse Shoe fixed in the Centre, said to mark the spot where several persons were burned for the Crime of Witchcraft in 1697. This place originally formed a part of the Gallow Green, this place of Common execution, but which is now occupied as houses, Gardens etc, and the name is now quite obsolete. |
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Plan 12.2.19 Trace 14
TOWN OF PAISLEY
Transcriber's notes
Cannot decipher word after gardens in last sentence.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 20 - Town of Paisley, OS1/26/20
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Paisley.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew 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 Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.