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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| MUIRKIRK [parish] | Muirkirk, Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] Muirkirk Ph [Parish] |
Sheriff's List. Chalmers' Caledonia. New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Johnson's County Map. Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer. Paterson's History. Directory. Voters List. |
025 ; 026 ; 030 ; 031 | "This parish anciently formed part of the extensive parish of Mauchline, and belonged to the Monks of Melrose. It was erected into a separate parish in 1631, and the church built at that period was "styled "The Kirk of the Muir". It is bounded on the N. [north] by Avondale, on the N. E. [north-east] by Lesmahagow and on the E. [east] by Douglas & Crawford John in the County of Lanark, on the S. [south] and W. [West] by Auchinleck, and on the S. W. [south-west] by Sorn.- Its shape is irregular. Extreme length, from E. [east] to W. [west] about 10 Miles, extreme breadth, from N. [North] to S. [south] about 7½ - The antiquities of the parish are few, and not very interesting, and will be found described in some of the following pages - There is no detached portion of this parish in any other, nor any portion of any other parish within this. [Signed] John C Giles - O.S. [Ordnance Survey] |
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