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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALMELLINGTON [village] | Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington |
Post Office Stamp William Walker Esqr. Bells Banks Mr. William G Galloway P. S. M [Parish School Master] Mr. Robert Smith Merchant Revd. [Reverend] W. Gilchrist Parish Minr. [Minister] Johnston's County Map County voters' List |
046 | A neat Country Village on the Turnpike road from Ayr to Dumfries 15ΒΌ miles from the former. It contains about 300 of a resident and about as many more of a fluctuating population Connected with the adjacent Iron and Coal mines. It is very pleasantly Situated at the west base of a large range of Hills extending eastwards to the County boundary. It was once a Burgh of barony but it has neither the name nor privilege at present. A great many of the buildings are very old one Storey high thatched and promiscuously jumbled together, the modern ones are much better generally two Storeys high Slated and well layed out, attached to each old tenement is a Small but neat garden. It contains 8 Public houses two of which are Inns; two Banks; two Reading Libraries; two Churches; one Hospital; three Mills and a post office; Three Schools, two of which are private; and two Grave yards. It is Situated on both banks of the Muck Water Connected by a good Substantial Stone Bridge A Turnpike road branches off from here to New Cumnock belonging to the Same Trust as the Ayr and Dumfries viz "The Ayr Turnpike Road Trust" The village was name [named] to the Parish |
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Dalmellington Parish -- Sheet 46 - 16
[Note] See Dalmellington Mill
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 21 - Parish of Dalmellington, OS1/3/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dalmellington.
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.