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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYMINGTON [parish] | Symington Symington Symington Symington |
Statistical Account Paterson's History of Ayrshire Johnston's County Map County Voters' list |
022 ; 023 ; 027 | "The name of this parish is derived from a person who formerly resided here, called Simon Lockhart; Simon's town or Symington. *. Boundaries. - This parish is bounded on the north, by Dundonald parish; on the east, by Riccarton parish; on the south, by Craigie parish; on the west, by Monkton It is nearly of a parallelogram figure being 4 miles in length, an 1 1/4 broad. It contains nearly 5 square miles. *. Soil - The soil throughout the parish is, in general, clayey, on a hard subsoil. *. Part of the parish is of a soil loam or mossy nature, generally lying on a fine clay bottom. Mines. - Formerly, there was a coal-pit in the parish but now it is given up. There are numerous whinstone quarries in the parish, used generally for road metal. Limestone is to be had but it does not repay the expense of mining it. Freestone is abundant, there being a freestone quarry at the east end of the parish, which supplies all the neighbourhood with stones for the erection of houses. *. Springs. - plenty of good water is to be found in the parish, where the inhabitants have dug wells that afford a supply even in the severest drought. Plantations. - There are no natural forests in this parish; and the plantations consist mostly of clumps or belts." Antiquities [continued on page 2] |
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