Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAULKMILL | Waulkmill Waulkmill Waulkmill Croft of Low Auchneel Waulkmill |
William Cambell Farmer High Craichmore by Stranraer William McWilliam Farmer Low Craichmore by Stranraer Benjamin Buchannin Waulk mill by Stranraer David McCulloch Farmer Broadstone by Stranraer |
010 | This Name applies to a Small Neat Farm house with office houses in good repair attached is a farm of 20 acres of Ground the Soil is fertile and nearly the whole of it admits of Cultivation attached to this holding is a Carding Mill of long Standing. this mill underwent a thorough repair in the year 1833 and was then Supplied with a full Set of new machinery - there was formerly A Lint mill established here along with the former, but for want of encouragement this last has been discontinued for the last 20 years, it is the Property of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw occupied Benjamin Buchannin This Property, namely the houses and farm etc. Called Walkmill was formerly a Sublet off the Farm of Low Auchneel but is now and for a long period back recognised by the Proprietor and by the Factor it is called WalKmill Croft of Low Auchneel.) |
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[Page] 59 -- List of Names Collected by Thomas Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Parish [of] Leswalt
Plan 10.C Trace 4
[Object]
WaulKmill - A Farm house & Mill
[Signed] Thomas Smith c/a [civilian assistant]
8th April 1847
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.