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HADDINGTONSHIRE.
SLATER'S
SALTON (EAST AND WEST), PENCAITLAND,
AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
OALTON parish lies chiefly in a fine fertile valley on ihe north house, erected in 1803, where one-half of the children admitted
side of the Lammermoor Hills ; is well enclosed and cultivated, and under Bishop Bui-net's charity are instmcted, the remainder being
various parts of the district are embellished with thriving plan- ' taught in the pubhc school. The poptilatibn of thfe parish, which
tations. The village of East Salton, a respectable one, is situated ' embraces an area of 8,8l2 statttte acres, was in 1871, 647. _
15 miles e. from Edinburgh, 5 s.w. from Haddington, and the same PencAitland is a rural villagfe and parish; the former is Situated
distance s.E. from Tranent. Tne parish church, which stands in > two miles and a half north-west from East Salton; the latter is
the village, was almost entirely rebuilt in 1805 in the modern Gothic ' divided into two nearly equal parts by the river Tyne. This district
style, and cruciform, having a fine spire ninety feet high. The forms the eastmost limit of the gi-eat coal ralige of the Lothiaiis ;
celebrated Bishop Burnet had Saltoii for his first benefice, and for the coal here is of an excellent quality, lying abotlt fifty-six yar^fil
some years perforined the duties of parish minister; and it was deep, in a nearly horizontal stratum of two feet nine inches thick;
here that Ue used the only book of common prayer known to have an inferior coal is, however, obtained at only sixteen yards below
existed in the Episcopal Church of Scotland during the reign of ; the surface. Besides coal, the parish abounds in good liiiiestone
Charles II. 'i?his eininent churchman aiitl historian bequeathed a j and freestone ; there is also a substantially-built school-hoiige, and
valuable Hbrary to the parish, besides a considerable sum for edu- , an ancient cross. About lialf a mile to the north-west is Wiuton
eating, clothing, and apprenticing thirty poor children; the pro- Hoilse, an extensive pile partly ancient and partly modern, formerly
ceeds of the be.juests amoUht now to about ^96 per annum. The ; the residence of the Earls of Winton, previous to the attainder of
small river Saitoh and the Tyne are bouridary streams of the patish, ! the Seaton family in 1715. Fountain Jtiall, the seat of Sit John Dick
which has abundance of excellent lime. Wkst Salton, in the same ! Lauder, Bart., and Tyneholm House, are also handsome mansions
parish, is about half a mile from East Salton; between the two ' in this parish. On the eastt?i'n side of the river, which is crossed
villages is Salton Hall, an elegant mai^sion, the residence of Andrew by ah old stone bridge, stands the parish church. The population
Fletcher, Esq. The iTuited East Lothian Agricultural Society hold of the parish, the firea of which is 5,075 statute acres, was in I871i
a meeting at Salton annually, on the last Saturday in May, for the 1,320,
exhibition of young breeding stock. In the village is a good school-
POST orriCfc, Pencaitlajji?, William Ritchie, Post il/a5(^r— Letters from all parts an-ive (from Edirit)urgh) at thirty miriuteg
past eight morning and five minutes before six evening, And Ar& despatched thereto at ten minutes past seven morning and twenty
minutes before five evening.
Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office. West Salton, James Herkis, Post Jlfflsier— Letters from all parts arrive (from Pencaitland) at thirty minutes past
nine morning and thirty minutes past six evening, and are despatched thereto at twenty minutes before seven morning and four
afternoon.
Nearest Money Order Office is at Pencaitlakd.
Nearest Telegraph Office is at TiiAKEKT.
"Wall Box, East SALtON— Holtrs of collection, ten minutes past six morhing knA thirty minnteg past three afternoon.
NObIlITY, gentry, & CLERGY.
Coullie Rev. James, b.a. Manse, Pencaitland
Drummond Rev. Thos.N. Manse, East Salton
Fletcher Andrew, Eacf. Jr. p. Salton Hall
Robinson Rev. Samuel, Fountain Hall
Ruthven Lady Mary, Winton Castle, Pen-
caitland
Dickson John, West mains
Fletcher Andrew, Milton
Howden Robert, Boggs
Kerr James H. Spilmersford mains
fTi „ ] „ . 1,,, T^ _ m 1 , M'Lennan James, Fountain haU
Ti^velyan Arthur, Esq. j.p. Tyneholm. Mo,,iso^ Andrew, EroomHg
■nr^- -S- T'l TT ^ ^ II. 4. o li. Shield John, Red mains .
Wen- Mr. Graham, Herdmanston,East Salton | glmpson Alexander, Huntlaw
^^^■"^""^"^■""""^^^""^""^ Stoddart WiUiam, Winton Hill
FARMERS.
IN PENCAITLAND PAEISH.
ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS.
Endowed School ( Female )~Margt. Foggo,
mistress
Public Schools; —
East .'-alton— Wm. A. Findlay, master
Pencaiilaud — Alexander Wood, master
StTEsCiiipTioN School, New Winton— Margt.
Leifihtpn Gardiner, mistress
BAKERS.
Faulton Ebenezer, Pencaitland
King John, West Salton
Richardson WiUiam, East Salton
Ritchie Wm. (.'t postmaster), Pencaitland
BLACKSMITHS.
Dick George, Pencaitland
Jeffray Alexander, West Salton
Simpson AVilliam, East Salton
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Catrieron Daniel, East Saitoh
Ford Thomas, Pencaitland
Cofkburn JameS, Pencaitland
Henderson George, East Salton
Wiilte William, Pencaitland
COAL MASTERS.
Doans & Moore, Pencaitland & Penston Col-
lieries
Whitelaw John, Pencaitland
Wilson William, Wolfstar
IN SALTON PARISH.
Bishop James, Caldshields
Hay George & Peter, East & West Blanc
Henderson James, Samuelsoh mains
Hill Thomas, Herdmanston
King John, Barley inill
M*Intosh James, Greenlaw
Messer WiUiam & John, Gilchriston
Monteith John, Salton East mains
Muii-head John, East Salton
Richardson Richard, Salton Townhead
Smith WiUiam, Greenhead
Wilson James, Salton Middle mains
JOINERS & CARIWrIGHTS.
Amos George, Pencaitland
Dow John, West Salton
Logan John, East Salton
Poison John, Pencaitland
MILLERS.
Craik John, West Salton
Simpson Arcliibald, Pencaitland
SHOPKEEPERS & DEALERS IN GRO-
CERIES & SUNDRIES.
I Craik John, West Saitoh
1 Dishington WiUiam, East Salftn
j Heriot Elizabeth, Pencaitland
j King John (& spirit dealer). West Salton
i Richardson Richard {& draper & dealer in
ale & porter). East Salton
Ritchie Wm. (& St)ii-it dealer), Pencaitland
Smcaton Wm. {& spirit dealer), Pencaitlanfl
Thomson Eosanna, West Salton
TAILORS.
Adamson WiUiam (& clothier) West Salton
Donaldson John (& clothier), Pencaitland
Gibson George, Pencaitland _^_^^^
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clark James, vintner, East Salton
County Police Station— Alex. Reaper, officer
Findlay Wm. A. registrar of births, deaths
and marriages, East Salton
Gray James, cooper, West Salton
Hardie Mary, draper, Pencaitland
Morrison Brothers, builders, Spelmersford,
Pencaitland
Richardson Robert D. inspector of poor,
East Salton
Ritchie Wm. & J. Salton Lime Wox-ks
Simpson Archd. saw miUs, Pencaitland
Stewart Adam, flesher. East Saitoh
Wood Alexander, inspector Of foor, and
registrar of births, deaths and marriages,
Pencaitland
PLACES OF WORSHIP
and theie ministers.
Established Churches; —
Pencaitland— Kev. James Coullie, b.a.
Salton— Rev. Thomas N. Drummond
Free CdoftcH, FoantaiiihaU— Rev. Samuel
Robertsori _^
RAILWAY^
The nearest Station is at Naw Winton, on a
Branch of the North British Line, about 1
mile and a half from Pencaitland, & about
three miles and a half froiii Salton (East),
and three miles from Salton (West) — J;
WUson, Station Master
CARRIER.
To EDINBURGH, James Lidgate, from East
Salton, on Tuesdays
T
TRANENT,
GLADSMtriR WITH PENSTON, ORMISTON, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
RA^ENT, a town or post vjlage in the parish of that name, is tonpang, was interred in it. There is also a Free Church, erected
lU miles E. from Edinburgh, 18 w. from Dunbar, and 7 w. fromiinlSli; the United Presbyterians have a handsome chapel, built in
Haddington ; sitiwtod on the mam road from the latter town to the ' 1826, and there are three public schools. Half a mile below the
bcottishmetropoUs,.at the head of elevated ground; and the North , town, to the north-east, is StieU's hospital, a neat and extensive
iSritish Kailway passes about a mije to the east. The town consists structure, buUt in 1820; in it are educated 140 poor childien, of
Near the southern boundary
of a Street running trom the west to east along the line of the public which number ten receive clothing,
road, with another diverging from about the middle of it. Many : of the parish is Elphiuston Tower, ol
of the inhabitants are engaged in the adjacent colUeries, which in another part of the parish are the ruins of Waterfallside Castle,
have betn wiou"ht in this quaiter from the very first discovery of , Setou Castle, and the remains of a once CoUegiate ehnrch. A county
coal in Scotland; others are occupied iu agriculture, and on the ' market is held in Tranent everv Monday during harvest, for hiring
°?^i "?.'? ''°™'}^ '"^ northern extremity of the parish. A branch I reapers. The population of the pariah in 1871 was 4,853.
1 "^f, "^''.y °' *-''*/Sow bank 13 established in the town. Th£ , aLADStlnlH is a beautiful arable palish, rising in a gentle acclivity
churcn, wmcn stands at the toot of the tqwn, is a plain cdiBce, with from the south shore of the Frith of Forth. Jhe parish church and
a square tower; Colonel Gardiner, who fell in the battle of Pros- i school stand on the main road between Haddington and Tranent
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