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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| INVERNESS [Parliamentary Burgh] | Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverness |
Commissioners Report on Parliamentary Boundaries in Scotland dated 1832. Act 2nd and 3rd of William 4th Cap. 65. Mr A. Dallas, Town Clerk Mr A. P. Hay, Town Chamberlain |
004 ; 012 | The Parliamentary Borough of Inverness extends beyond the Municipal Borough Boundary which it includes except a small portion in the extreme north east of the Municipal Borough along the Sea Shore. In the Act of Parliament 2nd & 3rd William IV Cap. 65 The Parliamentary Borough Boundary of Inverness is described as follows From the Clachnaharry Pier in a straight line to the point at which the Caledonian Canal would cut by a straight line to be drawn from the Clachnaharry Pier to the Southern extremity of the Upper Ness Island; thence in a straight line to a point which is 250 yards due West of the point at which the Altna Skiah Burn joins the River Ness; thence in a straight line to the point at which the Altna Skiah Burn joins the River Ness; thence up the Altna Skiah Burn to a point which is distant 350 yards (measured along the Altna Skiah Burn) above the Bridge over the same on the Road to Fort Augustus, thence in a straight line to the point at which the Road from Muirfield to King's Mills leaves the Old Edinburgh Road; thence in a straight line drawn due north, to the Nairn Road; thence in a straight line to that part of the Moray Firth which is due North of the Northern Angle of Cromwell's Fort; thence along the shore of the Moray Firth to the Clachnaharry Pier. The Parliamentary Borough of Inverness is joined to the Boroughs of Fortrose, Forres, and Nairn for the return of a Member to serve in Parliament. |
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[page] 1Parliamentary Borough of Inverness
[note] Boroughs returning members for Parliament
[note] but both are within the parish
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