OS1/29/35/14
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMAILHOLM | Smailholm Smailholm Smailholm |
Mr Swan Mr Tait Mr Harkness |
005.13 | it is divided into three parts, called the East Third, West Third, and Over Town. The houses in the East Third are, with only one exception, small buildings, one storey high, in pretty good repair with gardens attached, and occupied by labouring people, employed on the neighbouring farms; the only house of two storeys in the East Third, which is occupied by Mr Ord, is a good dwelling house, with offices, a garden, and a small arable farm attached, and is situated at the junction of the turnpike road from Kelso to Lauder with the road to Melrose; it was at one time kept as an Inn. The parish church (the only one in the village) the school, and the post-office, are in the East third, which is the property of the Earl of Haddington. The West third consists of small houses, nearly all of them one storey high, with gardens and small arable farms attached, occupied by the proprietors, with the exception [continued on page 15] |
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[page] 14Parish of Smailholm
Sheet 5 No.13 -- Described by Sapper Montgomery R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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