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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFORD [village] | . Alford Alford Alford Alford Alford Alford Alford |
Mr Farquharson Dr. [Doctor] Garden Revd. [Reverend] Mr Connach Mr Minto New Statistical Account Book entitled "Guide to Don side" Book entitled "Description of Alford Valley Railway" Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Gillan |
062 | The following description of this village is taken from a book entitled "Description of Alford Valley Railway":- "The village consists of some thirty habitations (Now, March 1865, greatly increased) standing on the roads leading westward to some farms; southward to Leochel, and northwest to Bridge of Alford and north to Haughton House. The village has rather a straggling appearance, and there is nothing particularly noticeable about the individual buildings, if we except the New Inn, built by the Laird of Haughton, and named the Station Hotel, expressly, we believe, to meet the demands of the Railway. *** We understand that the spirited proprietor of Haughton has made arrangements to have the whole of the thatched houses in the village covered with good Foundland slates, which will no doubt add much to the attraction and beauty of the place" It contains two general merchants shops, two banks and a money order office. A cattle fair is held monthly in it and two half yearly markets for feeing servants. |
| CROBHLAR | Crobhlar Crobhlair |
Mr Farquharson Dr. [Doctor] Garden Mr Minto Rev. [Reverend] Mr Connach Crobhlar Alford |
062 | A neat one storey cottage house, slated and in excellent condition. It is a feu belonging to The Rev. [Reverend] Mr Connach, who pays feu-duty to Mr Farquharson. The name is derived from two words in the Gaelic language meaning a battle field. It is situated near to where the fiercest contest of the Battle of Alford was fought, from which circumstance it is named. The Rev. [Reverend] Mr Connach is the only person who spells this name with and in the same syllable. |
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[Page] 31Aberdeenshire, Ph. [Parish] of Alford.
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