Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOPTON | Bishopton . . . Bishoptown |
John McConnell Chapel Heron George Dinnell Bishopton Reverend Christopher Nicholson Parochial Mininster Whithorn William Coid Numberstown Whithorn |
034 | A large Rectangular Shaped piece of Arable Land Containing about 430 Imperial Acres and lying at and containing the North end of the Burgh of Whithorn, it is reported to have belonged to the Bishop of Galloway , and is now the property of the Earl of Galloway and is divided into Several portions and let to different people none of these portions gets a name except the farm of Common ParK. There is a very Small Hill in the Southern part of Bishoptown Called Castle Hill |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 101 -- Form No 136
List of Names collected by Sec. Corp [Second Corporal] William J Rogers RS & Miners [Royal Sappers & Miners)
Plan 34B Trace 2.3 & 6
Objects
Bishopton -- A Portion of Land
[Signed] William Rogers
Secd. Corpl. [Second Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 84 - Parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/84
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie, and Whithorn.
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.