Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCK AND MAIZE | Knock (and) Maize Knock (and) Maize Knock (and) Maize Knock (and) Maize |
Isaiah Ferguson Auchenree via Portpatrick Samuel Cluckey Knock (and) Maize Portpatrick Commey Oneal Knock (and) Maize Portpatrick Alexander McWilliam Auchinree via Portpatrick |
015 | This Name applies to A large tract of Land Which was once held by one farmer. But now much divided into Smaller farms. The Most eastern part Is Some times calld Knock & the Western Maize But in all [Writing] or when any of the Inhabitants or adressed It is generaly called Knock (and) Maize. The soile is of an inferiour discription. And is cheifly Moss & Rough Heathy Pasture. It extends East and South East. By the [Mearing] between Leswalt & Portpatrick Parishes And West to the Sea. And North By a fence to it Joines Liochnafolie. from which A Small Stream running for 9 chains In a N. E [North East] direction to it Joines the Parish Boundary This Compleats its Bounds It is the property of the Erel of Stair |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 45 -- Plan 15B Trace No. 1 -- [Parish] of Leswalt
List of Names collected by Pe. [Private] William BirKby 1st. Examiner
Objects
Knock (and) Maize - Tract of Land
[Signed] Private William BirKby
R. S. [Royal Sappers] & Miners
2d. July 1847
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 34 - Parishes of Leswalt and Portpatrick, OS1/35/34
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Leswalt and Portpatrick.
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.