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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAMOND [village] | Nether Cramond | W. Colvin W. Clarke |
001 | A small and ancient village situated 4 miles West of Edinburgh at the mouth of the River Almond. consisting of two rows of houses running North and South, two and three storeys high, and in tolerable repair. it has an Inn and a post Office together with the School house and parish Church a short distans South and the splendid mansion of Cramond House in the Vicinity, a combination of which interspersed with fine wood tends in no little degree to beautify its aspect. it contains about 50 families,mostly poor workmen & sailors. however I must remark the population and size of their Village has been greatly decreased especially about the year 1826 when no less than 30 houses were razed to the ground owing principally to the much annoyance they gave to the proprietor of Cramond House, about which they were in considerable numbers. the size of this place may be well imagined when it contained 5 streets or Lanes viz. Shore St. New St. Sailors St. Marys Lane and Old Street which [continued on page 58] |
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[Page] 57P. [Plan] 1.B -- List of Names collected by John E Daveran RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] Examiner
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Parish - Cramond
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Nether Cramond - Village
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