OS1/5/17/36
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEITHOLM | Leitholm Leitholm Leitholm |
John Hood Esqr Mr D Hunter Esq Colonel Nisbet |
022.15 | A Small Village on the Turnpike Road, leading from Kelso to Swinton &c. And about 8 Miles from the former. It Consists of a row of houses on each Side of the road, And is Something more than ¼ Mile in length. And Nearly Straight the houses are chiefly Small Cottages, there being only a few exceptions, And all having Small gardens At the Rere, There are two Inns, a few Small Grocers’ Shops. a Post Office, a private School, having An Average attendance of Scholars of both Sexes of about 80: there is a United Presbyterian Church, this is the only place of Worship in the Village, the Ph [Parish] Church being at “Eccles”, with the exception of a few trades people the inhabitants Support themselves, by farm labor – the whole Village is the property of Col [Colonel] Nisbet. The original village of Leitholm Stood at the edge of the Leit. |
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[Page] 36Parish of Eccles
Sheet 22-15 Trace 5
Collected by John McCabe
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