OS1/11/16/65
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLINTON [village] | Colinton | Rev [Reverend] Lewis Balfour Colinton | 006 | A small and scattered village situated 5 Miles on the Lanark Road fron Edin. [Edinburgh] The houses are principally one storey high and occupied by the working class, there is also some very handsome Villas scattered up and down on the lofty wooded banks of the Water of Leith which coupled with the village in the low grounds, and Parish church, gives it an aspect of picturesque beauty rarely to be met with. the population amounts to about 180. There is a good Communication carried on over the river by means of an excellent Bridge having one arch of an extensive span built By the County |
| POST OFFICE [Colinton] | Post Office | Rev [Reverend] Lewis Balfour Colinton | 006 | A thatched house situated near a junction of three roads on the east side of the Village |
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[Page] 65P [Plan] 6 C
List of Names collected by John E. Daveran R S [Royal Sappers] and Miners
Colinton Object: Village
Post Office Object: House
[Towhship or Parish] Colinton
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