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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
OLD CORN YARD Old Corn Yard Mr Andrew Bower Town Officer
Mr. William Colville Sheriff Officer
[situation] Adjoining the parish Church at Kirkgate o,m,o. [Ordnance Map Office]
A small yard or close with 2 Dwelling houses 1 story high, a Barn &c. with a space of ground in front, which was formerly used as a haggard, and from which the name is supposed to be derived -
ST JAMES'S CEMETERY St. James' Cemetery Revd. [Reverend] James Cochrane 1st Minister Cupar
Mr. Andrew Bower Town Officer
[situation] East side of Ashlar Wynd.
A burial ground a little east of the Parish Church, it was enclosed in the year 1838, in order to meet the requisite demands of the Parish of Cupar, the grave yard round the Church being overcrowded -
DEAD WYND Dead Wynd Name on Corner of St.
Mr. Andrew Bower Town Officer
Wr. William Colville Sheriff Officer
[situation] Extends from Kirk Wynd to Crossgate.
A narrow lane or Wynd leading from Kirkgate to Crossgate, The dwelling houses on each side are two stories high and principally occupied by hand loom weavers and agricultural labourers -

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83 Parish of Cupar Sheet 5 Trace 14

[Note - Old Corn Yard] Not written on six Inch plan in consequence of to little space

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