OS1/10/28/93
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ANN'S | Saint Ann's | J. J. H. Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire] Raehills Robert Graham Raehills, overseer, John McAdam Hartfield | 033 | A small village, consisting of seven cottages, to each of which is attached a good garden. Is situated exactly thirteen miles from the town of Dumfries, on the main road leading to Edinburgh, via Moffat, was called after the late Lady Ann, and mother to the present J. J. H. Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire], who for her acts of generosity to the poor, got the title of Saint |
| ST ANN'S BRIDGE | Saint Ann's Bridge | J.J.H. Johnstone Esgr. [Esquire] Raehills Robert Graham Raehills overseer John McAdam Hartfield | 033 | A good stone bridge, of one arch, which crosses the Kinnel Water at St. Anns village, was first built in the year 1782 rebuilt 1795 & considerably widened in 1817. It is a County Bridge |
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93, Parish of Johnstone Sheet 33.7 trace 1St. Ann's situation In the centre of this Parish.
St. Ann's Bridge situation Over Kinnel Water 9 chains S.W. [South West] from St. Ann's
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