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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WAMPHRAY | Wamphray | J. & C. Walker's Map of Scotland Crawford's Map of Dumfriesshire Johnston's Map of Dumfriesshire | 017; 024; 025; 033; 034 | The Ancient Name of this Parish was Wamfray and Wamfry which Chalmers remarks is derived from Scoto Irish Wamh-fri the den or deep glen in the forest._ In Accordance with the etymology, the Site of the Church and old Manse is in a deep and woody glen on the South side of Wamphray Water._ The Parish of Wamphray is bounded on the North by that of Moffat, on the East by Hutton and Corrie, on the South by Applegarth and on the West by Kirkpatrick-Juxta and Johnstone. There is no detached portion of Wamphray within the boundaries of another Parish, nor is there within the limits here assigned to it a detached portion of any other Parish. _ Its shape is nearly rectangular, - its greatest length from North to South is 6 1/2 miles and its greatest breadth 3 1/2 miles and its entire area has now been Computed at 13,190 acres, of which 260 acres are wood, the remainder arable land and pasture in the proportion of 1 to 3._ Most of the low lands lie on the bank of the Annan on the Western Parish boundary _ there are also some finely secluded valleys along Wamphray Water near the centre of the Parish especially in the northern vicinity of the Church wherein the ground is remarkably fertile. The South-eastern district is for the most part arable - with a very deep soil. _ Two mountain ranges in the northern district running parallel with each other from S.W. [South West] to N.N.E. [North North East], vary from 1,000 to 2,500 feet in height. _ There are also two other ranges nearer the South running parallel to each other from S.E. [South East] to N.W. [North West] which rise from 500 to 1,000 feet above Sea level. The lowest point of the Parish is 200 feet at the S.Wn. [South Western] extremity; the highest point is Loch Fell at the Nn. [Northern] extremity where the above-mentioned ranges meet and terminate and which hill is said to attain an altitude [continued on next page] |
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