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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| PRESTONPANS | Prestonpans Prestonpans Prestonpans Prestonpans Preston Pans Preston Pans Prestonpans |
David Arnot John Grieve Grocer Fularton's Gazetteer P [Page] 567 Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1841 Forrests Map 1797 Johnston's Co. [County] Map List of Farms Co. [County] Haddington |
008 | [Situation] At the N.E [North East] Corner of Plan, about 1 mile S.W [South West] of the Village of Cockenzie A Large village Consisting of an irregular row of houses on both Sides of the line of Public road from Musselburgh to Aberlady having occeasional openings to Courts or alleys in the rear of the front rows where other small dwellings are situated, the houses are from one to two and three storys high Generally in good repair but quite irregular in position, and Occupied by fishermen agricultural Labourers Colliers Shopkeepers, and trade people, there is a Parish & Free Church in it also a Ph. [Parish] and Free Church school, one salt & one Soap manufactory one Brewery and a post office also a rope walk or manufactory. It is the property of different proprietors, There is one Pottery in the village. It was erected into a burgh of Barony in 1617. "The Charter of erection into a burgh-of-barony was given, in 1617, in favour of Sir John Hamilton of Preston; but it had reference, not strictly to the village of Prestonpans, but to the whole of the east or Preston barony of the parish; and it is visible in probably no other result than the officership of two baron bailies" Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scot: [Scotland] Vol [Volume] 2 P. [Page] 572. |
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[Page] 26Parish of Prestonpans
[Note relating to 'Prestonpans'] - See Correspondence relating to borough boundary annexed.
[Signed T. Smith
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