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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERCHIRDER | Aberchirder Aberchirder Aberchirder Aberchirder Aberchirder Aberchirder Aberchirder Aberchirder |
Valuation Roll 1866. Dr. [Doctor]Adamson. Mr Grant. New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Robertson's Map of Banffshire 1822 Black's Map of Scotland |
016.10 | A considerable village, Situated near the centre of the parish. It contains a Free Church & Manse. A U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church, and a R.C. [Roman Catholic] Chapel also an Episcopal Chapel - four Schools, a post office, & Six public houses - and is said to to contain about 900 inhabitants. "There is a village in the parish, containing 800 inhabitants, still called Aberchirder. Some say this word signifies the mouth or opening of the moss, and that this place was so called from its being near the edge of a large moss" New Statistical Account. |
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[page] 83Co. [County] of Banff. -- Ph [Parish] of Marnoch.
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