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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slamannan (Parish) | Slamanan Slamanan Slamanan Slamanan Slamanan Slamanan Slamanan Slamanan |
J.B. Hamilton Esqr. Factor of the Callender Estate Valuation Roll dated 1831 Brown's Map of Scotland dated 1806 Revd. [Reverend] S. Horn, Ph [Parish] Minister of Slamanan Mr. James Watson, Teacher, Slamanan Mr. William Wood, Merchant, Slamannan Estate Map dated 1796 District Mineral Map dated 1844 |
This parish is called Slamannan and St Lawrence. The former is generally used and the latter is only found in the records of Session and in the presentation of the Crown, "the church and parish of Slamannan, otherwise St Laurence." It is highly probable that St Lawrence was not the original name of the parish, but only of the church and the lands adjoining to it; for a little to the South east of the church there is an excellent spring of water which still goes by the name of St Lawrence's Well. As places of worship were frequently denominated from particular Saints, St Lawrence would appear to have been the titular saint of this parish. But the etymology of the name Slamanan is, like that of many other proper names, uncertain, and merely conjectural. Some writers have supposed that the word signifies Slender River, that is, "place on slender part of river". Others have derived it from the following circumstance; that when the Earl of Callander sent to plough [Continued on page 2] |
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