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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CARNBEE [village] Carnbee
Carnbee
Carnbee
Carnbee
Carnbee
Carnbee
Carnbee
Mr. Williamson Farmer Grangemuir.
Mr. Russell Farmer, Gordonshall.
Mr. Henderson Carvenom.
County Map date 1826.
Mr. F. Conolly Esq, Writer & Banker Anstruther.
Statistical Hist [History] of Fife by Revd. [Reverend] A. Taylor Minister.
Leightons Hist. [History] of Fife Page 143.
019 Parish of Carnbee. A small village situate close to the parish church. It consists of two detached rows of dwelling houses from one to two storys high in good repair and all occupied by Tradesmen and agricultural labourers. Detached a short distance to the West from the above is a large farm house and office houses all in good repair, and forming a part of the village known by the given name, attached to the latter is a large farm of ground the property of Sir R.A. Anstruther of Balcaskie. The name is derived from the name of the Parish on account of their close proximity to the parish church.

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51 List of names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. [Civil Assistant] Plan 19D Trace2

[signed] Thomas Smith C.asst. [Civil Assistant] 15th March 1853

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The description is somewhat rambling, and there are some deletions, unclear and thus ignored, presumably by the O.S. supervisor.

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