Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN STREET [Portpatrick ] | Main Street Main Street |
John Murdoch Esq. Map of town 1846 |
021 | [Situation] Passing through the central part of Port Patrick, from North & South Crescent to Holm Street A wide street leading northward from the quay or harbour at the junction of North and South Crescent Street to that of Holm Street the buildings in this Street are of the best class in the village in this street is situate the Head Inn "Gordon's Hotel" also three other respectable public houses and Several provision Shops and a number of private dwellings tenanted chiefly by respectable families. It is well drained and macadamised with causeways partly on either Sides of the Street. This Street is the direct entrance to the harbour from the Dumfries Mail Coach road |
| SPAW WELL (Chalybeate) | Spaw Well Spaw Well Spaw Well |
Capt. [Captain] Hawes R.N. [Royal Navy] Mr. Hanna Andrew Cumming |
021 | [Situation] At the South end of the town of Port Patrick & about 29 chains S by W [South by West] of the Parish Church A mineral spring issuing from a small Iron spout, and falling into a small artificial Cavity, at onetime, it was used medicinally for almost every complaint; it is now losing its celebrity; and is but seldom resorted to. |
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Parish of Port Patrick
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 53 - Parishes of Stoneykirk and Portpatrick, OS1/35/53
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Stoneykirk, and Portpatrick.
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.