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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSFORD | Crossford Crossford Crossford Crosford |
Mr Lawrie Mr Todd Crossford Fullarton's Gazetteer Sir J. Sinclair's Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] of Scotland 1793 |
035 | [Situation] N.E. [North East] corner of Pitfirrane ParK. A neat and well built Village [on] the road leading from Dunfermline [to] Alloa, about one mile from the [?]. This village is feued off the [Pitfirrane] Estate, and consists of two [streets] or thoroughfares; the one leading southwards is Known as the [Waggon] Road. The houses are chiefly [one] story high, and occupied, for the [most] part, by weavers.There are in the [village one] school, a few grocers' shops, one baking establishment, and two p [public] houses to one of which a small brewery is attached for the [purpose] of making table beer. |
| SCHOOL [Crossford] | School | Mr Lawrie Mr Todd Crossford Mr Greig Crossford |
035 | [Situation] In Crossford Village A plain building two stories [high] erected by public subscription In this school the children are [taught] the usual branches of ordinary English education. [The] management rests in a [Committee] who let it to an approved of [master?] for one or more years. Teacher, Mr Greig, whose [salary] consists entirely of the school [fees] |
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[Page] 4Parish of Dunfermline -- Plan 35.C.
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