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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH formerly Crichton Collegiate Church | Crichton Church Crichton Church Crichton Church |
Revd. [Reverend William Walsh William Laidlaw Rev. [Reverend] William Crawford |
013 | [Situation] About 110 chains NNE [North North East] of Borthwick Castle A small edifice of a cruciform shape, erected prior to 1449 at which period it was made a collegiate charge by Sir William Crichton Lord Chancellor of Scotland. Its interior is fitted up with sittings capable of containing about 600 persons. The average number of communicants may be taken at about 290. It is now the Parish Church of Crichton |
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Parish of Crichton [Page] 33Ext: [Extract] from Stat. [Statistical] Account of Crichton 1839.
Crichton Church
"It is a fine old building in the form of a cross and was
founded in 1449 for a provost
nine prebendaries and two
singing boys out of the rents
of Crichton and Locherwart
Within the last twenty years
the Church has undergone a
thorough repair and is now
perhaps one of the most handsome
and comfortable in all the country."
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