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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercorn (parish) | Ph [Parish] of Abercorn Ph [Parish] of Abercorn Ph [Parish] of Abercorn Ph [Parish] of Abercorn Ph [Parish] of Abercorn Ph [Parish] of Abercorn Ph [Parish] of Abercorn |
Sherrifs of Parishes New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] Map Fullarton's Gazeteer Chalmer's Caledonia Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Oliver & Boyd's Almk.[Almanack] |
002 ; 006 | [Situation] In the northern portion of the Co. [County] Linlithgow A parish stretching four miles along the south side of the Firth of Forth and bounded on the east by Dalmeny on the south by Kirkliston a detached portion of Dalmeny and Ecclesmachan and on the west by Linlithgow and Carriden. Its average breadth is about two miles. The surface is undulating and finely wooded but the only considerable elevation is Binns hill in the western and Priestinch in the South-eastern portion of the parish. This parish is in the presbytery of Linlithgow and Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale There was a monastery in this parish in ancient times, it is noticed by Bede as the residence of a Bishop. No remains of it now exist nor of Abercorn Castle which was dismantled in 1455 during the rebellion of the Douglasses. The estate of Abercorn which gives title to the Marquess of Abercorn belonged to Sir John Graham the "Fidus Achates" of Wallace who fell at Falkirk in 1298. Binns was the family seat of the Bloody Dalzell and is still in the possession of his descendents. There is no detached portion of this parish within any other parish or County. There is a detached portion of Dalmeny adjoining the south side of it. |
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[page] 3Parish of Abercorn
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