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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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EAST WARRISTON HOUSE | East Warriston House East Warriston House |
W. Bonnar Esqr. Proprietor Post office Directory |
[situation] About 21 chs [chains] S.W. [SouthWest] by S. [South] from E. [East] Warriston House A handsome house three Storeys high with Suitable office and a Small demesne the latter wooded & ornamented with Shrubbery &c. The residence and property of William Bonnar Esqr. |
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EDINBURGH, PERTH AND DUNDEE RAILWAY (Leith Branch) | Leith Branch Railway Leith Branch Railway Leith Branch Railway Leith Branch Railway |
Mr. Cunningham Bonnington Mills William Bonnar East Warriston House Clerk at Bonnington Station Mr Paterson Engineer |
[situation] Passing the West Side of Bonnington Brae. This name applies to a branch of the Dinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway which extends from the junction at warriston to Leith its length is about 1¼ miles. Trains pass from Edinburgh to Leith and from Leith to Edinburgh every 20 minutes during the day |
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WATER OF LEITH | Water of Leith | See Name BooK Sheet 19 | [situation] Passing the W. [West] side of Edinb. [Edinburgh] thence to Leith and runng [running] into the Firth of Forth. See Name BooK Sheet 19 |
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[Page] 8Parish of St. Cuthbert
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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