Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON | Gordon [Parish] | Continued | [continued from page 4] partly in money, & partly in grain. The money stipend amounts to £90 per annum. The grain stipend which is paid by the fisrs of the County once a year, Consists of meal 16 bolls, 2 firlots, 1 peck, 3 lippirs; Barley 16 bolls, 2 firlots, 1 peck 3 lippirs; Oats 28 bolls, 3 firlots; Bear, 25 bolls. The parochial School is the only one in the parish. Besides the ordinary brances, practical Mathematics, Geography & Latin are taught. The salary is the maximum, & the Schoolmaster has more than the legal accommodation. His fees amount annually to about £20. There are few, if any, of the young between 6 & 15 who can neither read & write & none whatever upwards of 15. All classes are alive to the advantages of a good [continued on page 6] |
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Gordon Parish -- [Signed] W Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 22 - Parish of Gordon, OS1/5/22
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Gordon.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick 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 Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.