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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WEST CALDER [village] | West Calder Do. Do. |
Revd. W Learmonth Andw. Mungle Co. Map. |
010 'About 3/4 mile W. by S. from Hermand' scored out. In the Northern portion of the parish of West Calder. | A considerable village in the parish of West Calder, and about 16 miles west of Edinburgh, on the road leading from Edinburgh to Ayr & Lanark. It consists of about 90 houses, some of which are of modern erection, 2 stories high, and in good repair, but a numbe[r] of them are of ancient date, and in a ruinous condition. It contains three churches. - the Established Church, with manse and glebe, the Free Church, and the United Presbyterian, or Burgher Church. There is also a Parish School with house and garden attached, and a private seminary, unendowed Contind. P 12 |
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