Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAT SLAP | Moat Slap Moat Slap Moat Slap Moat Slap Moat Slap Moat Slap |
John Nelson, postmaster, Moat Slap Post [Office] . John Stewart, Miller, Sandmill via [Sandhead] Hugh Stewart, Inn Keeper, Sandhead. Samuel Cochran, & Andrew McMaster, Farmers, Sandmill, Sanhead. Rental of Balgreggan Estate. |
022 | A thatched house one Story high and about one chain south of the road leading to Balgreggan house and on the west side of the road leading from Stranraer and Glenluce to Drummore it is the post office of Sandhead now occupied by John Nelson and is the property of Patrick Maitland Esqr. Balgraggan The above is a post office Since the penny postage act came into operation it is Situated about 1/4 mile North of Sandhead Village and 1 chain South of the junctions of four Roads. |
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List of names collected by C.A. [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Jordan 2nd June 1847 -- 1st. Examiner
Plan 22.D trace 2 -- Parish of StoneyKirk
Object - Moat Slap - house
[Signed] Thomas Jordan
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 57 - Parish of Stoneykirk, OS1/35/57
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Stoneykirk.
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.