Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polmont | Polmont Polmont Polmont |
Revd. [Reverend] John Kerr Mr. David Leighton John Millar Esqr. |
031.05 | A large village Situated on the main road leading from Glasgow & Edinburgh. The houses are mostly one Storey & Slated. Chiefly occupied by agricultural laborers. It has a Church, Manse & two Schools together with a Post Office, three Inns and a number of shops for the Sale of the neccessiaries of life. The principal part of this village was at one time known as Bennetstown, the houses on the N. [North] Side of the road having the name of Polmont Kirk, both places are now called Polmont, Bennetstown, and Polmont Kirk having been obsolete. Near this village the junction of the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway with that of the Edinburgh & Glasgow occurs. |
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Parish of Polmont
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 22 - Parish of Polmont, OS1/32/22
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Polmont.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling 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 Stirling, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.