OS1/13/7/61
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLINGRY [parish] | Ph [Parish] of Ballingry Ph. [Parish] of Ballingry Ph. [Parish] of Ballingry Ballingray Ballingry Ballingry |
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] Map Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer The Sheriff's Co. [County] List of Parishes Oliver & Boyds Almanack |
023; 030, 031 | [situation] Near the Eastern extremity of the Co. [County] A parish in the county of Fife, bounded on the north by the parish of Portmoak, on the east by Kinglassie and Auchterderran, on the South by Auchterderran and Beath, and on the West by the parish of Cleish. It is of an irregular form about 4 miles in length and 2 in breadth, and in general tolerably well Cultivated and enclosed. "Ballingry signifies the village of the Cross. It is a compound of the Gaelic word Bal, which is a village and inri, being the initials found on those Crosses erected often in the fields, in honour of Christianity." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
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[page] 61[page signed] John Bayly Capt R.E. [Captain, Royal Engineers]
22nd Sept. 1854
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