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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWBURGH [town] | Newburgh Newburgh Newburgh |
George White. David Naughton Newburgh. John Wood, Newburgh. |
004; 009 | [situation] In the north portion of the Parish A Small Town in the County of Fife and Situated on the side of the River Tay. it consists of the principal or main Street of regular width and about thirty chains long slightly curved and having a number of small Streets branching off it as well as a Small Suburb Called Mountpleasant. the streets are mostly all paved and in good repair and are bounded on both sides by regular rows of dwelling houses from one to three stories high. generally all slated And in good repair there is a few Cloth Shops in it and a large number of Large and Small Grocers shops, public houses, Bakers and Fleshers Shops there is also the Parish and two united Presbyterian Churches, two Schools and a Post office. the inhabitants are mostly all engaged in the weaving of Dowlas for export to London Manchester. Leeds, and the West Indies. It was erected into a Burgh of Barony by Alexander the III. in the year 1266. And is governed by the Magistrate & fourteen Council men and a Town Clerk. who hold their business meetings in the Town Hall. formerly a Weekly market was held in it but this has fallen into disusitude. there are two fairs held in it annually, one is Called the race fair on account of foot and pony races being held at it the other is called Haggis fair from the hagabag of Coarse Linen formerly wove here. |
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