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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON PARISH | Houston Ph. [Parish] Houston Ph. [Parish] Houston & Houstoun Houston Houstoun Houstoun Houston |
Sheriff's List New statistical Acct. [Account] Chalmers Caledonia Co. [County] Directory Crawfurds History Old Statistical Acct. [Account] County Map |
"The Parishes of Houston and Killallan were united in 1760. The former may be supposed to be a corruption of Hew's toon. The latter is a corruption of Killy i.e. Cilla Fillani, the name of a tutelary Saint of the parish." It is bounded on the north and northeast by Erskine, the east and south by Killallen and on the west by Kilmalcolm. Its extreme length, from east to west is about 5 Miles, breadth from north to south about 3. The Antiquities of the parish are interesting, and will be described in the following pages of this book. There are no detached portions of any other parish in this parish or of this in any other. John C. Giles O.S. [Ordnance Surveyor] |
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