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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| SHOTTS | Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] | Old Stat: Acct; [Statistical Account] New Stat: Acct; [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gaz: [Gazetteer] Chalmers Caledonia Origines Par: [Parochiales] Scotiae County Map Sheriff's Returns | "The parish of Shotts, or Bertram-Shotts, as it was formerly called obtained this name from the place where the church was formerly built, The prefix Bertram is the proper name of a man: and the adjunct Shotts, or Schotts, as it was formerly written, is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Scot, or schot, signifying a part or portion,"--------------- Chalmers' Caledonia, The figure of this parish is that of an oblong square. It extends 10 miles in length, and 8 in breadth; it varies in elevation from 200 to 850 feet above the level of the Sea, It is divided from New Monkland, and Torphichen, on the north, by the North Calder Water; and from Cambusnethan on the South, by the South Calder Water; on the east it is separated from Whitburn by a Small burn; and on the west from Bothwell by a fence, In ancient times Shotts formed part of the Parish of Bothwell, under the designation of "Bothwell Muir," ------------ New Stat: Acct, [Statistical Account] |
Transcriber's notes
Shotts Parish appears on this page rather than on the previous Page.Under "Descriptive remarks", a few words and titles are underlined - "Scot" "schot" "Chalmers' Caledonia" & "New Stat: Acct".
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