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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMBERNAULD [village] | Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld |
New Statl. [Statistical] Account Chalmers Caledonia Fullarton's Gazetteer Johnston's Co [County] Map Estate Maps Valuation Roll Revd. [Reverend] H. Park Ph. [Parish] Minister Revd. [Reverend] H. Baird U.P. [United Presbyterian] Minister W. Wilson Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster |
026 | The principal village in the parish which, upon the authority of the "Gazetteer", "was erected into a burgh of barony in 1649". The Streets are named (but not ticketed) and lighted by lamps from a gas works in the street called "Smithy Inns". Besides the Parish Church there are in the village a Free Church & an U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church. There are three Schools here - the Parish School, & two adventures. It is a Post Town & has two Inns, two branch Banks and a Smithy. There are two Trust Roads pass joining at the "Spur Inn" on the east side of the village. The House and policies of Cumbernauld adjoin the village. The Roads or Streets through the Burgh are supported as Parish roads by the whole Parish. There are many wells in the village but none of them bear names. |
| MAIN STREET [Cumbernauld] | Main Street Main Street Main Street Main Street |
Revd. [Reverend] H Park Revd [Reverend] H. Baird W. Allan Post Master W Wilson Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster |
026 | The principal Road or Street through Cumbernauld having the Banks, Post Office and one of the Inns in it. The name applies from the School at Baronhill in the west to the U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church in the east, where it joins the T. P. [Turn Pike] road. In the Feuars' Titles of this Street the name is given "High Street of Cumbernauld", but "Main Street" is used by everybody in the village. |
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[Page] 75Dumbartonshire -- Cumbernauld Parish
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