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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINTORE [burgh] | Kintore Kintore Kintore Kintore Kintore Kintore Kintore Kintore |
Valuation Roll 1859-60 New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer County Map Mr Alexander Watt Kintore Mr Thomas Watt Postmaster Kintore Mr James Sheppard Druggist Kintore |
065 | A Royal and Parliamentary Burgh, and in conjunction with Elgin, Peterhead, Inverury, Banff and Cullen returns a member of Parliament. The town is small and irregularly built. It contains a Court House, Established and Free Church with their respective Manses and Schools, two Inns, Post Office and Branch of the North Bank. The houses range from one to three stories in height and are chiefly slated. The magistrates hold an annual Court in the town for the granting of licences, and the Bailie court is held for the trial of offenders for minor crimes as soon as the culprit has been captured. The Sheriff presides in no case. There is no Police Act for the lighting and cleansing of the town, neither is there any Gas Work. The Great North of Scotland Railway skirts the town on the east, and throws of a branch line to Alford at its north end [Continued on Page 108] |
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[Page] 107Aberdeenshire Parish of Kintore
KINTORE
It seems desireable to write the name of the town as
it is not a Market Town. It should be written also
in the Character of Borough returning a Member
of Parliament. P.L.
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