Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP BURN | Bishop Burn | Revd. [Reverend] Robert Synnot N. [Newton] Stewart Mr. J. Rea ParK |
019 | A considerable Stream Rising [Rising] in Knockamuddy wood on Merton Demesne forms the Boundary between the parishes Penninghame and Wigton, from the Mains of penninghame to the Sea at Burrow moss It took the name by being (at an early period) the Boundary Between the primary and Secondary Bishopricks of Galloway - It is also Said to take the name from the Bishop of Whithorn Encamping an army on the Brink of it for 14 days at burrow moss. waiting for Low water on the ford of cree to meet a contending army in the psh [parish] of KirKmabreck |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 35 -- Plan 19B -- List of Names collected by Dennis Kildoyle Final Examiner
Trace 2 -- Parish of Penninghame
Object
Bishop Burn - Stream
[Signed] D Kildoyle C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
June 6th. 1846
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 48 - Parishes of Penninghame and Wigtown, OS1/35/48
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Penninghame and Wigtown.
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.