Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTPATRICK | 021 | [Continued from the other side] At the north is Situate the Parish church which was Erected 1843 a handsome Stone building At the NE [North East] end of the town is the Free church there is one in [order] for the nobility and gentry passing to and from Ireland at this place (See article) there are also Respectable Public houses that afords accommodation to travelers (the total number of Public houses in the town are 9) a mail Coach arives here every day and one Returns the Same day also a mail car from Ayr arives here dayly and another Returns Carrying with him the Glasgow mail with him In the town there is a custom Subject to Custom house and Port of [Stronraer] for Registery of vessels at this Port See article Stranraer name list for 16 there is but very little trade or commerce Carried on at this place but [there] is good fishery along the Coast which gives Employment to [many] inhabitants of the town |
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List of Names collected by P Connell Pt [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
[Signed]
P Connell R[S&M] [Royal Sappers & Miners]
14 July 1847
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.