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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTER [parish] | Culter Parish Culter Parish Culter Parish Culter Parish Culter Parish Culter Parish |
Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Chalmer's Caledonia County Maps (Forest's) Sheriff's list of Meresmen |
034; 039; 040; 044 | A small parish in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, its extent is about 7 miles from North to South, and 3 miles from East to West, and is bounded on the North by the parish of Biggar, on the East by the parishes of Kilbucho, Glenholm, and Drummelzier in Peebleshire, and on the South and West by the parishes of Crawford, Lamington and Wandel, and Symington, there is no portion of any other parish within the boundary of this parish, nor is there any portion of this parish detached, but a small portion of the former parish of Kilbucho in Peebleshire was annexed to the parish of Culter, Quoad Sacra [crossed out and Civilia inserted]. The northern portion of this parish is under cultivation, and inter.. |
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Note - A portion of this parish is in the County of Peebles - a former Parish of Kilbucho in Peebleshire having in the year 1794 been suppressed by the Court of Tiends and a Large part of it added to the Parish of Culter in Lanarkshire. NS [Initialed]Transcriber's notes
the word Tiends refers to the Tythes of a parish. The Court or Commission of Tiends was concerned with the redistribution of parishes where the individual parishes became too small to be self supporting through the Tythes of the parishTranscribers who have contributed to this page.
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