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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXWELLTOWN | Maxwelltown Maxwelltown Maxwelltown Maxwelltown |
Joseph Walsh Provost John Clarke Gazetteer of Scotland (1845) Stat, [Statistical] Account (1845) |
027 | [Situation] On the west Bank of the River Nith and adjoining the west Side of the burgh of Dumfries. A considerable town erected into a burgh of barony by charter from the crown in 1810 and named in honour of Mr Maxwell Of Nithsdale its Superior It is governed by a provost two bailies and four councillors annually, It is situated along a Slightly elevated bank of the River Nith, and opposite the burgh of Dumfries, and nearly equal in length with it, Dumfries & this town is Connected by two bridges, the New and old Bridge, the Old part of the town is irregularly built the Street crooked and narrow and the house of an inferior class, In the New part of the town it is quite the reverse, the houses are generally neat & convenient and the Streets run in straight lines and are sufficiently broad. The public road from London to PortpatricK passes through it and forms the principal Street The road from London to Glasgow & Edinburgh also passes through it,. In this town is a court house for the accommodation of the meetings of the Magistrates & justices of Peace of the district, The Sheriffs Court is occasionaly There are 2 foundries (viz) Stakeford foundry and Parks Buildings Foundry, The Dumfries Town Mills form part of the industry of this place as they are on the Maxwelltown Side of the River, There is a tannery a Dye house Connected with the latter are some Small manufactures of woollen cloth, manufactures of ropes are carried on, there are two Brew houses, the one a Small establishment. There is an observatory on "Corbelly Hill". In the Burgh are two churches the one a chapel of ease [Continued on page 62] |
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