Volume contents
- 1 - Selkirk , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Selkirk , page 10
- 20 - Selkirk , page 20
- 30 - Selkirk , page 30
- 40 - Selkirk , page 40
- 50 - Selkirk , page 50
- 60 - Selkirk , page 60
- 70 - Selkirk , page 70
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- 90 - Selkirk , page 90
- 100 - Selkirk , page 100
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- 120 - Selkirk , page 120
- 130 - Selkirk , page 130
- 140 - Selkirk , page 140
- 150 - Selkirk , page 150
- 159 - Selkirk , page 159 (end)
- 160 - Selkirk , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Andrew Wood | Black Andrew Wood Black Andrew Wood Black Andrew Wood Black Andrew Wood |
Peter Clark (Forester) Adam Watson (Carpenter) George Turnbull (Carpenter) County Map |
011.02 ; 011.03 ; 011.06 | An extensive, mixed, Plantation extending from near Fastheugh Farm to Bowhill N. [North] Lodge, a distance of about 2 miles, having an average breadth of about ΒΌ of a mile, and covering the North slopes of Newark Hill The name is supposed by some, to be derived from a person who resided in the locality and who bore the epithet "Black", before his name (Andrew) as being highly descriptive of his physiognomy - And by others, that the name of Black Andrew or andro' was of old the name of the hill on which the wood now grows. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 11 No 2 -- Traces 5 & 6 -- Collected by Robert Young 2nd Corpl R.E. [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk county, OS Name Books - Selkirk county - Volume 10 - Parish of Selkirk, OS1/30/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Selkirk.
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk 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 Selkirk, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.