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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGETOWN | Bridgetown Bridgetown Bridgetown Bridgetown Bridgetown Bridgetown Bridgetown Bridgeton Bridgeton Invertiel or West Bridge West Bridge |
Written on Philp's School Estate Map 1832 Mr. J. Stocks Mr. G. Brown Mr. William Short Mr. J. Hendry Mr. Bains Rental Estate Map 1793 Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] p. 815 Rev. [Reverend] J Isdale |
[situation] At the S. [South] side of Linktown. A district in the Parish of Kinghorn adjoining Abbotshall on the coast of the Frith of Forth the property of Lord Rosslyn named the Invertiel Estate the principal street in the locality extends from the Tiel Burn to the Manse in a westerly direction and is known by the names of West Bridge & Morningside. intersected near its centre by the West Bridge Toll Bar. there is an extensive Flax Mill and Brewery in the locality and a church named from the Estate a little to the East of the Toll Bar. The inhabitants are nearly all employed in the weaving trade and are poor but have the advantage of gardens attached to their dwellings. The district or locality is bounded on the North by the Tiel burn on the East by the Frith of Forth on the west by the Edinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway & on the South by the Sheet line. The place is known popularly as the West Bridge. |
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22 Sheet 7 5 Feet Work Parish of Kinghorn[Quotation]
" It may be proper to mention, while speaking of the town of Kirkcaldy, that it comprehends much more than the royal burgh, though this be all of of it that lies within the parish. When it is viewed as a considerable sea-port, and an important manufacturing town, it must be regarded as comprehending Linktown (see sheet 6) in the parish of Abbotshall, West Bridge (Bridgetown) in the parish of Kinghorn, and all this is included within the Parliamentary Burgh." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
[signed] J. Morgan cA [Civilian Assistant]
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