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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCH | Inch Inch Inch Inch Inch |
Mr. Fowler Mr Temple John Crawford Rl Engrs [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [Situation] West of White Loch and Castle Kennedy. A Small village (scarcely of sufficient extent to be called a village) in which is the Parish Church and school house the former of which was built in 1777 is a small Stone built edifice with 3 galleries and is capable of accommodating 400 persons there is a large grave yard attached - The Minister is the Revd. [Reverend] James Ferguson of Soulseat whose living is £258.12.3 the school house and school-master's house form one range & is a well constructed stone building built in 1829 the School house can accommodate 100 scholars average attendance is about 60 the master's Salary is the minimum. - In the village is one Public house and a few cottages of inferior description occupied by working people of the poorer class - The name "Inch" which in the Gaelic or Irish signifies Island took its origin (as tradition asserts) from the island in White Loch at present called "Inch Island" |
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Parish of Inch
Form 136
Page 33; 34 - Inch
[Note]
The Name of this village and
which is the same as that of the Parish
would seem to have derived its name from
Inis, Ybis or Inch - An Island.-
" In the Loch of Castle Kennedy. opposite
" the present Church, is an Island supposed
"to have been the site of a religious house
"prior to the reformation. This Island was
"called the Inch, and hence the name of
"the Parish"
Statistical Account 1841
page 80.-
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 36 - Parish of Inch, OS1/35/36
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of 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.