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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIRN [parish] | Nairn Nairn Nairn Nairn Nairn Nairn Nairn Nairn |
Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Sheriff's List of Parishes Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Shaw's History of the Province of Moray Registrar's Returns 1862 Valuation Roll for 1868 Mr. Peter Falconer, Inspector of Poor. |
001 ; 002 ; 004 ; 005 ; 007 ; 008 | The parish of Nairn is in the Presbytery of Nairn Synod of Moray. It contains the Municipal and Parliamentary Burgh of Nairn except a small portion of the former Burgh which belongs to the parish of Auldearn. The parish of Nairn is bounded on the north by the Moray Firth; on the east, by the parishes of Auldearn and Ardclach; on the south and south west the parishes of Cawdor, and Croy and Dalcross; and on the west by the parish of Ardersier. A detached portion of Cawdor parish is situated between the parishes of Nairn & Auldearn but there are no detached portions of Nairn parish. In the environs of the town, and along the coast by Delnies, as also about Kildrummie the soil is light and Sandy. On the river side, it consists of sand mixed with a kind of mortar or clay. The south side of the parish is rather of a rich and heavy mould. On the north side of the river the ground is flat and level; and on the south, it rises with a gradual ascent; terminating, at one corner of the parish in the hill of Urchany. There is no detached portion of this Ph. [Parish] in any other Nor is there a detached portion of any other in this. A detached portion of Cawdor Ph. [Parish] situated between the Phs, [Parishes] of Auldearn and Nairn is drawn with Nairn Ph. [Parish] and is in this Name Book |
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[page]1County of Nairn
Parish of Nairn
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