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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALLACETOWN | Wallacetown Wallacetown Wallacetown |
Statistical Account Patterson's History Johnston's Map |
033 | [Situation] Eastern portion of Town of Ayr Wallacetown the eastern portion of the parliamentary Burgh of Ayr, and lying in the parish of St Quivox: It contains a number of streets, many of the houses in which are two storey high, and slated. Among the rest, are the Roman Catholic Chapel, Wallacetown Chapel (Quoad Sacra), Reformed Presbyterian and Antyburgher Meeting houses, & a U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church. Whether the name is immediately after the partiot Wallace, or after the Craigie Family is questionable. the parish Church being about 3 miles distant, namely at St Quivox Village a chapel was built in the year 1835, by subscription, in Wallacetown, to accommodate the large portion of the inhabitants who belonged to the established church. The general assembly of the church of Scotland granted a constitution to this chapel, in the year 1836, & Wallacetown had Since been disjoined quoad Sacra from the Parish of St Quivox, & erected into a Separate parish. |
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[Page] 29Parish of Saint Quivox
Wallacestown [note] Common to 5 ft work of Ayr
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