Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR [village] | Barr Barr Barr |
E B Wallace Niel Macdonald Stephen Walker |
056 | A small straggling village, situated at the confluence of the Gregg with the River Stinchar, about seven miles from Girvan. It contains an Established and a Free Church - their respective schools and manses - each a separate building - an Inn, the usual public houses and victualling shops, and dwelling houses, generally thatched and one storey high. The inhabitants are generally agricultural labourers and weavers. There is an annual fair held in the village. In 1653 the Parish of Barr was disjoined from the parishes of Girvan and Dailly. |
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Sheet 56 - plan 12 Trace 4 -- Ph [Parish] of Barr
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 11 - Parish of Barr, OS1/3/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barr.
Ordnance Survey - Ayr 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 Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.