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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVON PRINT WORKS Continued | It is worKed both by Steam and Water power - there are two water wheels, one, 16 feet by 4 and the other 12 feet in diameter by 4 in breadth, the engine being one of nine horse power - the greater portion of the buildings are in but middling repair. It is at present in the hands of Mr. Jas. [James] Stewart, Glasgow, but who has a dwelling house at the WorKs, a neat stone built, slated dwelling two Storeys high and of modern erection. The property of Coll. [Colonel] Hamilton, Cathlaw, near Torphichen. It is told of Burns, the Scottish Poet, that he ordered a dress and Shawl of a peculiar pattern to be Manufactured at this Print Works as a present to his "Bonnie Jean". This told in the locality and also at the Works by the Manager And Others. |
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Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 43 - Parish of Linlithgow, OS1/34/43
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Linlithgow.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian 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 West Lothian, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.