Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLM STREET [Portpatrick] | Holm Street Holm Street |
Andrew Nevin Map of Portpatrick |
021 | [Situation] At the N.E. [North East] end of Port Patrick adjoining the Parish church A long wide Street the [continuation] of Main Street and is the [entrance] of the Dumfries Mail Coach [running] into the village. At the [north] end of this street is Parish [Church] The houses of this street are of a [tolerably] good class the street is [Macadamised] & drained |
| CHURCH [parish] | Parish Church Parish Church |
Hugh Gibson Andrew Nevin |
021 | [Situation] At the N E [North East] end of Portpatrick at the N. [North] end of Holm Street. A handsome stone Edifice of [the] Gothic style, with a Square [Tower] used as a Belfry. The interior of [the] church is well fitted with Galleries etc. affording accommodation [for] about 750 hearers The [minister] is the Rev. [Reverend] Stephen Balmer whose [salary] is £70 from the Exchequer [Annually] £80 paid by the Heritors also a [Glebe] which is let at the yearly sum of [30 pounds]. The manse is situate in the [village] near to the old church & Grave yard is a neat and commodious [house] 2 stories high with a large [garden] attached This church was built in the year [1843] the Erection of it cost £2000 |
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Parish of Port Patrick
Form 136
Page 98 -- Holm Street
99 -- Parish Church
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.