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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLADDA | Bladda Bladda Bladda Bladda |
Mr David Semple, Writer Mr William Hodge, Town Clerk Provost R Brown Mr John Pinkerton Proprietor |
012.02 | This name is Applied to a Small locality, which is bounded on the West by the Espedair Burn, on the South by Saucel, on the West by Saucel Mill and on the North by the River Cart, Consists of houses two and three Storeys high, With Gardens [and] Arable fields Attached, there is also a large Dye Work at the north Side, Adjoining the River Cart It derived its name, it is Said, from its being the place where the refuse from the Mills adjoining was formerly deposited, which afterwards vegetated and which Circumstance Suggested the name "Bladda' , "Blada", is bastard latin for Blade This place was Originally Called"Blada Yard but the latter Word is now quite Obsolete. |
| SAUCEL BRIDGE | Saucel Bridge Saucel Bridge Saucel Bridge Saucel Bridge |
Mr David Semple Writer Mr William Hodge, Town Clerk Provosts R Brown Mr John Pinkerton |
012.02 | A Stone Bridge of One Arch Spanning the Espedair Burn, Situated at the north end Saucel, Was built at the joint expense of the Burgh and County, and is repaired in a Similar manner i.e. each repairing One half of the Bridge Consequent on its being Situated at the extremity of the Old Burgh Boundary and Low Church Parish, the Burn forms the Boundary. _ from this Bridge. Southwards by Saucel, Lonend & Blackhall is a Turnpike Road. |
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TOWN OF PAISLEY
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