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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHTERTOOL [village] | Auchtertool Auchtertool Auchtertool Auchtertool Auchtertool Auchtertool |
Websters Gazetteer Topographical & Statistical Gazetteer for 1842 Mr. Liddel Johnstons Co. [County] Map New Stat. [Statistical] Acct [Account] Old Stat. [Statistical] Acct [Account] |
036 | [Situation] About ¼ Mile West of Newbiggin. A small village on the Road from Kirkcaldy to Dunfermline about 4½ miles from the former. The Situation is elevated, the houses mean, a great many ruinous and either one or two story inhabited by poor agricultural Labourers, a few weavers of checks and persons working in a Distillery which is near the North outlet of the Village. This with a Mill driven by water power is the only available means of living most of the inhabitants have. There is a Post Office a branch of the Kirkcaldy one with one delivery in the day. A Parish School, where the Common rudiments of a plain education is given. The Masters salary is guaranteed by the Farmers and is a fixed Sum, but he is allowed to take fees from the Scholars. There is another School in the hamlet of Newbiggin about 200 yards East from the Village, built by Miss Boswell who allows the Schoolmistress £10 a year and Scholars fees, the School was originally intended for an Infant School but children of more advanced age are admitted. The Parish Church is distant from Auchtertool about one mile. The village has greatly declined Since the traffic on roads was Superseded by the Railway. |
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