Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGTON CHURCH (Site of) | Langton Church (Site of) | Revd. [Reverend] David Dunlop Mr. John Gow Mr. John Patterson |
016.10 | The following appears in the Statistical Account P[age] 240 - "The present Church was erected in 1798, at the West end of the Village of Gavinton - Till that time the old Church, which Stood Near Langton House had Continued to be used. It is impossible to ascertain when the latter was built. I[t] Must, however, have been at a very remote period, for No notice of its erection occu[rs] in the books of the presbytery, and there are tombstones in the Church Yard bea[ring] the date of 1620". Nothing of the Structure Now Remains, but a portion of the aisle Which has been Used as a Vault. It is situ[ated]about the Centre of the Church Yard, the la[st]? being enclosed by a Stone Wall. |
| FOUNTAINHEAD | Fountainhead | Mr. Thomas Brown Mr. John Gow Mr. John Patterson |
016.10 | This Name applies to a Cistern, placed in [the]? Ground and Covered, into which Spring wat[er] is Conveyed, and after being filtered is Conducted (beneath the Surface) by Pip[es] for the Supply of Langton House. It is S[itu]- ated in the Centre of a Circular Plantation. |
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Parish of Langton -- 16.10 -- Collected by John Callanan LCorpl. [Lance Corporal] R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 27 - Parish of Langton, OS1/5/27
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Langton.
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.