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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUEENSFERRY | Parish of Queensferry Parish of Queensferry Parish of Queensferry Parish of Queensferry Parish of Queensferry Queen's Ferry Queen's Ferry |
Sheriffs List of Parishes New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 17 p [page] 489 Fullarton's Gazetteer Oliver & Boyd AlmK. [Almanac] Chalmer's Caledonia Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
002 ; 003 | [Situation] On the South Side of the Firth of Forth A very Small parish on the coast of the Firth of Forth in the Co. [County] Linlithgow bounded on the north by the firth and on all other sides by Dalmeny. Even the parliamentary boundaries of the burgh enclose a mere stripe along the beach extending from an old quarry on the east to Echland Burn on the west an area of only a mile in extreme length and not more than about 250 yards in mean breadth, But the parochial territory comprehends not above one half of this area it is coextensive with the royalty and excludes parts of both ends of the town. As a territory it is in no part landward and in description it becomes identified with the burgh. A chapel of ease was anciently built here by Dundas of Dundas and still figures as an antiquity of the town. But the little district was separated from Dalmeny and erected into a parish only in 1636. It is in the presbytery of Linlithgow and Synod of Lothian |
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Parish of Queensferry
Parish of Queensferry Parish [note on page] For further authorities for Spelling this name See page 33 of this book.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 51 - Parish of Queensferry, OS1/34/51
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Queensferry.
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.