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Records reveal Victorian Dumfries and Galloway - DNG Online Limited

Summary by DnG24
NEW online records are giving a glimpse into Scotland, and this area, in the mid-19th century. When the Ordnance Survey created its first six-inch to the mile maps, its surveyors travelled the country to collect place-names and their spellings. They would use existing publications and local people as sources. It took them almost 40 years to gather all the information. The result was arguably the first comprehensive gazetteer of Scotland. The Ord…
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DnG24 broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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