OS1/10/50/119
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMPLABURN | Pumplaburn Pumplaburn |
Mr Hope Currie Farmer Alexander French Wamphraygate Archibald Hamilton Broomhills Estate Plan dated 1765 Rev[Reverend] George Wight |
025 | A farm house with office houses, threshing machine and all in good repair, Willows is the name used in all writings, but Pumplaburn is the name by which it is best known in the neighbourhood. Pumplaburn name now used in the locality |
| WAMPHRAY WATER | Wamphray Water | Parish Statistics John Charters Parish Schoolmaster Alexander French Wamphray gate |
017; 024; 025; 033 | Rises in the mountains at the North Eastern boundary of the parish, and runs in a South Westerly direction to the Annan at a point a little above the village of Newton. The course of this stream presents a beautiful scenery, especially from a little below Church, to about two miles above it, winding through a romantic glen, the sides of which are well covered with wood. From Wamphray Bridge to the Annan is an artificial Course for Wamphray Water, the Old Course is a gravelly bed, along the present channel. |
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119 Parish of Wamphray Sheet 25.13 Trace 1Wamphray Water situation From North East of Parish South West by South to River Annan.
Pumplaburn situation 3/4 mile South South West from Parish Church
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