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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| LOSSIEMOUTH | Lossiemouth | 002 | This name is applied to the village of Lossiemouth Situated in the North East Corner of the Parish of Drainie and at the confluence of the River Lossie with the Moray Firth, hence the origin of the name, the buildings are chiefly one Story high partly thatched, and partly Slated, all of which are in fair repair, there is no names given to the Streets in this village, with the exception of Queen's Lane and the buildings at the North West corner of Queen's Lane which gets the name of Reform place, there are a few neat dwellings in this village having names, viz Rock House, Rock Cottage Woodside Cottage, together with the U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church, U.P. [United Presbyterian] Manse, Free Church School, Post Office, and a Chapel of ease connected whith the Established Church of the Parish of Drainie, include the principal names. At the Eastern extremity of the village of Lossiemouth there is a small village or Fishertown known as Seatown and Separated from the former by the Spynie Canal, there is also a Cholera Hospital situated to the East of Seatown, Lossiemouth together with that of Branderburgh was made a Burgh in 1863 under the Police Act with nine Commissioners elected by both villages, one of which was Chief Commissioner, but for reasons unexplained the three Commissioners retireing by rotation were not elected for the year 1870, neither Substitutes for them, consequently there are only six in existence at present. but although the Commissioners are incomplete the Boad [Board] of Supervision holds the remaining Six responsible for the Sanitary Condition of the villages. There is a good Harbour for Shipping in connection with Lossiemouth and Branderburgh, and although known as Lossiemouth Harbour, it is situated upon the Branderburgh side of the boundary which divides these vilages, the old Harbour of Lossimouth being now disused and out of repair The whole of the village of Lossiemouth is Feued to various proprietors, the Town of Elgin being Feuars or Superiors. |
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[Page] 45County of Elgin -- Parish of Drainie
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