Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITHORN (continued) | Whithorn (continued) | 034 | [Continued from previous page] the Free Church the Reformed Presbyterian Church & the Parochial School , there is no Catholic Chapel but occasional meetings are held in an old building formerly a Store room to the Wind Mill situated at the S. [South] End of the Town. It has branch Banks viz : The National Bank of Scotland, The Edinburgh & Glasgow Bank & a Savings Bank also Agencies for several Fire & Life Insurance Companies a Post Office two respectable Inns with numerous Smaller Public houses, it has two Annual Fairs at Midsummer & Lammas the latter of which is nearly discontinued, Monthly Cattle Markets have been established some years except for the months of February & March there are no regular Conveyances established at present but two parties are licensed to Let Cars etc the Burgh is governed by a Provost , two Bailies & fifteen Councellors who decide trifling matters, those of weightier import (See next page) [Continued] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Form no 136
Plan 34 A -- List of Names collected by 2nd Corp [Corporal] William Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Parish of Whithorn
Objects
Whithorn (continued)
[Signed] William Rogers
2nd Corp [Corporal 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.