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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
COLDINGHAM [village]	Coldingham Coldingham Coldingham	Andrew Wilson Merchant, Coldingham John Johnston Coldingham Mr Thomas Renton Coldingham	005.12	[Situation] In the northwest corner of Plan about ¼ mile N.W. [North West] from Coldingham Law This is a village of considerable size. It is very irregularly built, and the principal part of the houses, is of an inferior description. There are in it two places of public worship,, viz, the Established Church and a U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church. It has a good but small Inn, a Public house, Post office, several Grocers' shops, and a small Brewery. There are two good schools, the Parish School, and one attached to the U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church beside two or three smaller ones for Infants. There are a few of the trades pretty [well] represented such as Shoe makers, Tailors, Carpenters, Smiths, one Butcher, and three Bakers, and several Weavers. There is no resident medical man. There is a circulating Library, containing about 700 volumes-

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