Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOULFORD | Foulford Foulfoed |
John Adair Writer North Strand Stranraer William Buchanan Letter Carrier Hill Head Stranraer |
016 | A Small Village of houses on both sides of the old Road from Stranraer to PortpatricK. S.[South] West Suburb of Stranraer. I cannot find out how this place derived its name Probably from the Small Stream Crossing the Road near these houses. Which before it was widened flooded the low lying Ground at this place. And Perhaps there was no Bridge on the Road when this Place got the name William Buchanan says that this Place took its name from the Small Stream & Bridges Conveneant to the houses. From its being flooded or dirty. Foulford is on the Sheuchan Estate the property of Robert Vans Agnew Sheuchan & Baranbarrach Houses chiefly of An inferior description . Inhabitants Labours & Weavers Etc. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 129 -- Sheet No. 3 - 5 feet scale -- Town of Stranraer -- List of Names collected by Private William BirKby R.S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st. Examiner - Parish of Leswalt - No. 136
No. 3 - Object - Foulford - Houses
[Signed] William BirKby
Private R.S. [Royal Sappers] & Miners
7th. March 1847
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 35 - Parishes of Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stranraer and Inch, OS1/35/35
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stranraer, and Inch.
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.