OS1/13/79/31
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYFIELD | Mayfield Mayfield Mayfield |
James McLaren Mr. Todd Francis Edington |
026 | [situation] about 15 chains S.E. [Southeast] from Colinsburgh. A neatly built villa, with offices and garden attached: the property and residence of Mr. Carstairs. |
| COLINSBURGH | Colinsburgh Colinsburgh Colinsburgh Colinsburgh Colinsburgh |
Mr. J. McLaren Mr. Todd Leightons Hist. [History] of Fife. Co. [County] Map etc. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1837 |
026 | [situation] About 1 1/8 miles N.W. [Northwest] from Kilconquhar. A compact, neatly built and thriving village, situated on the road leading from Largo to Pittenweem. It consists of a long, regular street running east and west, and two lanes diverging from it. It is inhabited chiefly by farm servants, tradesmen, and mechanics. The Commercial Bank has an agency here; a justice-of-piece courts are held here five times in the year. It has a weekly corn market on Wednesday, and two annual fairs, on the 2nd Friday in June and October. It contains the united Presbyterian Church, a school and a Post Office. This village is a Burgh-of-Barony under the Balcarres family, and received its name from Colin, 3rd Earl of Balcarres. Population in 1841 about 570. |
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31 Parish of Kilconquhar[Margin note] Page in Forms 136 [78 & 77]
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