Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARSALLOCH | Barsalloch or Balsalloch Balsalloch Balsalloch Barsalloch |
Mr A. McGill Mr. James Carson Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
020 | [Situation] - In the S.E [South East] of the Parish - A good farm house and offices attached with about 250 Acres of Arable and Pasture Land The Property of the Earl of Galloway. |
| BISHOP BURN | Bishops Burn Bishopburn Bishop-burn Bishop Burn Bishop's Burn Bishop Burn |
Gazetteer of Scotland Mr. McGill Statistics Wigton 1841 Statistics Wigton 1841 Symson's Description of Galloway- 1684- George McHaffie Esqr. |
020 | [Situation] - The Southern Boundary of the Parish - A small stream forming the Boundary between the Parishes of Penninghame and Wigton, after a course of about 4 Miles it falls into the Solway at the Mouth of the Cree.- |
| BISHOP BRIDGE | Bishop Bridge Bishop Bridge Bishop Bridge |
Mr. A. McGill Mr. James Carson George McHaffie Esqr. |
020 | [Situation] - on the Southern Boundary of the Parish - A Small Stone Bridge over the Bishop Burn and on the road from Wigton to the Ferry of Creetown.- A County Bridge |
Continued entries/extra info
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17 - Barsalloch
18- Bishopburn
17 - Bishop Bridge
"Barr" The top, the uppermost part of anything
"Salach" Foul. dirty Gaelic Dictionary
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 51 - Parishes of Wigtown and Penninghame, OS1/35/51
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Wigtown, and Penninghame.
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.