Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHURCH | Church Church Church |
Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Thomas Russell Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | The parish church of Clackmannan is a neat and substantial building, having a square tower which rises to a considerable height. It was built in 1820 on the site of the old church. It contains 1250 sittings. |
MANSE | Manse Manse Manse |
Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Thomas Russell Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | The parish manse is a neat and substantial building, two storeys high, slated, and in good repair, and has one storey, slated, offices attached. |
SCHOOL AND COUNTY HALL (DISUSED) | School School School |
Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Thomas Russell Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | The parish school is a large two storey house, slated, and in good repair. It is unendowed. Education afforded: English reading, writing, and arithmetic; French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Average attendance fifty. The school-room is on the ground floor, and immediately over it, on the first storey, is the County Hall, both in one building. |
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Parish of Clackmannan
[Below entry for School and County Hall (Disused):]
On referring this name to the examiner he states, "There has been
no county business transacted here for some years, though it still retains
the name of County Hall. The county business is all transacted
in the town of Alloa, and not in 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.