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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST MILL | Forest Mill Forest Mill Forest Mill Forest Mill |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell Valuation Roll 1860-61 |
140.03 | A small village or hamlet, the houses of which, with the exception of one two storey slated building, are all one storey, tiled, and in good repair. There are in it a School, one publichouse, one small grocer shop, a smithy, two saw mills and a corn mill. To the latter is attached one of the sawmills , both worked by water. The sawmill on the south side of the Black Devon is worked by steam of ten horse power. The name is derived from the circumstance of a corn mill having been here long before any of the other houses. Property of the Earl of Mar. |
| SCHOOL | School School School |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.03 | A school in the village of Forest Mill, the house, which was formerly a dwelling house), is given rent free by the Earl of Mar, together with £10 a year towards the support of the school. It is under Government inspection, and has a grant of £18 a year. These sums together with the school fees give the teacher a salary of about £40. Education afforded: English reading, writing, arithmetic, geometry, and Latin. Average attendance 30 - Unendowed. |
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Parish of Clackmannan
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan county, OS Name Books - Clackmannan county - Volume 3 - Parish of Clackmannan, OS1/8/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Clackmannan.
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan 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 Clackmannan, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.