Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENHILLS SCHOOL | Greenhills School Greehhills school |
Mr Thompson Teacher Mr William Giffen Crofthead School |
012 | [Situation] At the SW. [South West] Side of Greenburn A neat building one storey high and slated erected by the worKmen employed in the Ironmine of Mr Dixon of Govan, and used as a School house for the exclusive education of their children; there is about ½ acre of green attached and used as a playground for the scholars: the average attendance is 70 - 30 boys and 40 girls; plain education only is given and no school fee the teacher receiving a salary of £52 per annum with free house and garden, which is paid to him by the worKmen; who pay a certain sum weekly into a fund raised for the purpose of defraying the expenses of erecting the building, and for the teachers Salary: the ground is held in feu from Mr Dixon of Govan.Mr John Thompson Teacher. |
| GOWANBRAE | Gowan Brae Gowan Brae |
Mr John Thompson Teacher Greenhills School Mr W. Lamb Muir Alma Cottage |
012 | [Situation] At the NW. [North West] side of Greenburn A row of Houses one storey high, and slated in the village of Greenburn, occupied by Colliers and Miners: having vegetable gardens to the front; and the property of the occupiers, held in feu from Mr Waddell Crofthead House. |
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Parish of Whitburn
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This name [Gowanbrae] to be written as one word as usual in such names. -
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 68 - Parish of Whitburn, OS1/34/68
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Whitburn.
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.