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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Wallacestone | Wallacestone Wallacestone Wallacestone Wallacestone |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. John Ker Mr. David Leighton Mr. John Whyte Valuation Roll for 1855-6 |
031.09 | A small village Situate about 4½ miles to the South-east of the town of Falkirk, the inhabitants of which are Chiefly Colliers as it is placed in the centre of an extensive mining district. It derived its name from that Celebrated hero of Scotland, Sir William Wallace, from his having Carried a considerable large Stone from the Stream which separates the parish of Polmont from that of Muiravonside, to a rising ground for the purpose of viewing the first battle of Falkirk. The houses are one story in height partly thatched and Slated and in tolerable good repair. Property of the Duke of Hamilton. |
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[Page] 6 Polmont Parish
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.