Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT RESERVOIR or LOCH THOM | Shaws Water Cos [Company's] Great Reservoir or Loch Thom Shaws Water Great Reservoir |
James Crawford Esqr Robert Salmon Esqr Mr Morrison. Manager |
002.13 | An extensive Reservoir about 2 miles South from the Town of Greenock, belonging to the "Shaws water Co [Company] and formed for the purpose of supplying Water power to drive the machinery of the various mills at that Town, on leaving this [Reservoir] enters a small one from which an aqueduct [leads] to Greenock. The people in the locality [all] universally, call it Loch Thom, from the [name of] the Engineer who laid it off |
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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 8 - Parish of Greenock, OS1/26/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Greenock.
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.