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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRON | Ph. [Parish] of Dron Ph. [Parish] of Dron Ph. [Parish] of Dron Ph. [Parish] of Dron Ph. [Parish] of Dron Ph. [Parish] of Dron Ph. [Parish] of Dron |
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Sheriff's List of Meresmen Oliver and Boyd's Almanack Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] map Valn. [Valuation] Roll of Co. [County] 1857-8 |
110 ; 120 | [Situation] In the S.E. [South East] of Perthshire. A parish in the south-eastern part of Perthshire. It is bounded on the north by the parish of Dunbarney on the south by the parishes of Forgandenny and Arngask and the Farg water which separates it from Fifeshire On the west by Dunbarney and Forgandenny and on the east by the parish of Abernethy from which it is partly separated by Farg Water. It is about 3½ miles in length from east to west and about 3 miles in breadth being one of the smallest and most thinly peopled parishes in the County of Perth. A portion of this parish which is sometimes called Glenearn is isolated or detached from the rest being surrounded by the parish of Dunbarney on the north and east and the parish of Forgandenny on the south and west - see Descriptive Remark for Dron (Detached) The parish of Dron is in the presbytery of Perth and Synod of Perth and Stirling Patron the Crown. There is no detached of this parish except that above noticed and there are no detached portion of any other parish within Dron. |
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[Page] 3Parish of Dron
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