Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRANRAER (continued) | 016 | [continued from p27] Close to the town is an academy a handsome building of the Elizabethan Style in 1844 there are a number of the worKing people engaged in weaving in the employment of Glasgow houses also there are many employed as fishermen and Sailors. The name Stranraer seems to be of difficult derivation but it is probable from the word Strand Raw Signifying the row of houses along the rivulet Strandraw became in course of time to be named and written Strandraewer and afterwards Starnaraer. - |
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.