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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYLTON | [continued from page 1] and its contigous dells & ridges, both stream & parish may have had their designation from this circumstance - and the name would then signify the stream of the hazlewood grove, a place of hazlewoods. *** Coylton was formerly of smaller dimensions than at present. The original parish lies along the south banks of the Coyle. About the end of the seventeenth or beginning of the eighteenth century that portion of it lying on the north & east side of this stream was taken from Ochiltree, & annexed Quoad sacra to Coylton." Statistical Account (1845) |
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Parish of Coylton
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 17 - Parish of Coylton, OS1/3/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Coylton.
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.