Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEPTUNE STREET | Neptune Street | John Adair Esqr Writer North Strand Stranraer William Bucannon Letter Carrier Hill Head Stranraer Maps of Stranraer by John Wood in 1843 |
016 | A Street in the Town & within the Borough of Stranraer close to the Southern Shore of Loch Ryan. This Street or place. is A Continuation of the Clayhole & only divided thereform by the Parish Boundary Liswalt & Stranraer. The houses in this Street ar in general two Storey high the Street is partly macadamized & Partly Pavement & in General Clean Neptune Street has the Same Crescent liKe appearance as that of the Clayhole. bothKeeping the Same Curve with the High water on the Western coast of the Loch. The recidences ar chiefly Private there ar two or three Public Houses, there is also Some of the Labouring [Classes? ] & a very few Artisans Neptune Street is on the Sheuchan Estate the Property of Vane Agnew Esqr. Sheuchan & Barbarroch - |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 143 -- Sheet No. 1 - 5 feet scale -- Town of Stranraer -- List of Names collected by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner - Parish of Stranraer - No. 136
No. 12 - Object - Neptune Street - Street
[Signed] William BirKby
Private R.S. [Royal Sappers] & Miners
15th. Feby [February] 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.