Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGES CROFT | Burges Croft Burges Croft Burges Croft |
William McWilliam Burges Croft via Stranraer James Ross Challoch via Stranraer Robert McMicKen Joiner Craig-en-cross near Stranraer George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | A Dwelling House and out Houses in good Repair with 28 acres of Good land atached And is Situated in the N.E. [North East] Side of the Road from Stranraer To Kirkcolm. & on the side old Road & about two Miles from Stranraer . This House in former times was Licenced to Sell Drink or was A Public House & the Burgesses of Stranraer used to come Out to this place to Dine & enjoy themselves hence Burges Croft. Burges croft is the Property of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw. And at present Occupied or tenanted by William McWilliam |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by William Birkby -- 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Leswalt -- Plan 10 C Trace No. -- [Page] 49
Object
Burges Croft - House
[Signed] William Birkby Pt R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
22 d April 1847
Transcriber's notes
On Six inch Plan 009
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 19 - Parishes of Kirkcolm, Inch and Leswalt, OS1/35/19
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcolm, Inch, and Leswalt.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown 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 Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.