Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITHORN (continued) | Whithorn (continued) | 034 | [Continued] import being decided by the Sheriff it unites with Stranraer Wigtown & New Galloway in sending a Member to Parliament. - Whithorn boasts of very high antiquity its first Charter being granted by King Robert Bruce January 26:- and confirmed by James 1st 25.10.1424 from which time it appears to have received the Sanction of Succeeding Monarchs until finally confirmed in the 23rd Of James 4th 1.5 1511. This last granted confirmation of the Charter appears to extend the priveledge to the "Priory of our Monastry of Quhitherne and its Convent" |
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.