Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR'S BRAE FOOT | Barr's Brae Foot Barr's Brae Foot |
Corner Ticket Town Officer |
002.11 | A Street leading from the head of Princes Street immediately at the Railway Station, to Ropework Lane. It is wholly paved. |
| BARR'S BRAE | Barr's Brae Barr's Brae Barr's Brae |
Mr Simple. Druggest Mr Anderson. High Holm Mr Buchan, Town Clerk |
002.11 | A very steep Road extending from the bridge at the Railway Station to the farm house of Whitecroft at the top of a high Range of hills. A Mr Barr was until recently the principal proprietor of the lands here, hence the name |
| RAILWAY STATION [Port Glasgow] | Station | 002.11 | To the N.E. [North East] of this is the Station The dotted line on each side of the Rails represents the drop of the projecting Roofs. | |
| HOOD'S WELL | Hood's Well | Mr Hood, Founder of it inscribed on Stone. | 002.11 | A small trough into which the water is conducted by a pump On the South edge of it is a hewn Free Stone having the name inscribed on it. It was erected by the present Station Master whose name is Kerr To the N.E. [North East] of this is the Station The dotted line on each side of the Rails represents the drop of the projecting Roofs. |
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Plan 2.11 No 15 Trace 4 Pt. [Port] Glasgow
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 7 - Parish of Port Glasgow, OS1/26/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Port Glasgow.
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.