Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIRVAN [town] | Girvan Girvan Girvan Girvan Girvan Girvan Girvan |
W. M. Morran William Corser John W. Ross Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1842 Patersons Hist. [History] of Ayr Johnstons County Map Ayrshire Streams |
055 | A Market and post Town & also a burgh of barony by Charter the powers of which although regularly handed down were never acted on till the Year 1785 when this Town assumed the form of a burgh of barony.- The houses are generally one storey high of which several are thatched, there are a good many two storey and but few three storey buildings - The principle Manufacture is Cotton weaving which gives employment to a great number of the inhabitants. Public buildings are the Parish Church, Burgh Meeting House, Cameronian and Unitarian Chapels, Methodist Chapel, Free Church & School, Parish Shool and Town Hall - Property of the Duchesse de Coigney.- |
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TOWN OF GIRVAN
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 30 - Town of Girvan, OS1/3/30
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Girvan.
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.