Date: Pre-1929
Boundary: District designations as they appear in early census records
Date: 1930-1975
Boundary: Landward districts were created as a result of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929. They were formed by grouping parishes outside of Burghs (areas known as Landward) into districts with elected councils.
Date: 1975-1996
Boundary: Region and district designations as a result of the 1973 Local Government (Scotland) Act, with OPR parishes that fell into each district. The changes took effect on 15 May 1975, and were in place until 1996.
Date: Changes made as a result of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Changes went into effect on 15 May 1891.
Summary: Cramond moved wholly to Edinburghshire, and its Linlithgowshire portion moved to Dalmeny.
Details:
Orders made by the Boundary Commissioners for Scotland under Section 49 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Orders shall come into operation for the purposes of School Board elections on the 1st day of February 1891, and for all other purposes on the 15th day of May 1891.
Affected Parishes:
Cramond
Dalmeny
Ecclesmachan
Kirkliston
Linlithgow
Parishes of Cramond and Dalmeny, counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow
The parish of Cramond was situated partly in the county of Linlithgow and partly in the county of Edinburgh, the River Almond, which flowed through the parish, being the county boundary. The River Almond was preserved as the county boundary, and the Linlithgowshire part of Cramond parish was transferred to Dalmeny parish. As, however, a small part of the parish of Dalmeny and county of Linlithgow was still left on the Edinburgh side of the Almond, this area transferred to the parish of Cramond and to the county of Edinburgh.
Transferred from the parish of Cramond to the parish of Dalmeny, county of Linlithgow:
East Craigie - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
East Craigie Gate - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
Cobble - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
Dalmeny - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
East Gate - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
New Burnshot Gate - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
Longgreen - Earl of Rosebery (Proprietor)
Transferred from the parish of Dalmeny, county of Linlithgow to the parish of Cramond, county of Edinburgh:
Turnhouse - J. C. Hope Vere of Craigiehall (Proprietor)
Parishes of Ecclesmachan, Dalmeny, and Linlithgow, county of Linlithgow
The parish of Ecclesmachan had one detached part separated from the main portion of the parish by part of the parish of Linlithgow. The two parts of Ecclesmachan were united by transferring to that parish the intervening portion of Linlithgow. The parish of Ecclesmachan receives a further accession of territory by which the western portion of the detached part of Dalmeny is transferred to Ecclesmachan.
Transferred from the parish of Dalmeny to the parish of Ecclesmachan:
Auldcathie - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Hopetoun - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Lampingsdub - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Mounthooly - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Threemiletoun - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Trinlaymire - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Transferred from the parish of Linlithgow to the parish of Ecclesmachan:
Binny - G. M. Falconar Stewart of Binny (Proprietor)
Binny Bridge - G. M. Falconar Stewart of Binny (Proprietor)
Oatridge - G. M. Falconar Stewart of Binny (Proprietor)
Bankhead - William Thomson of Craigbinning (Proprietor)
Binny Burn - William Thomson of Craigbinning (Proprietor)
West Binny - William Thomson of Craigbinning (Proprietor)
East Broadlaw - Earl of Roseberry (Proprietor)
West Broadlaw - Earl of Roseberry (Proprietor)
Little Ochiltree - Earl of Roseberry (Proprietor)
Hangingside - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Hillend - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Hopetoun - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Sunnybank - Peter Black (Proprietor)
Parishes of Kirkliston and Dalmeny, counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow
The parish of Kirkliston had a detached part in the county of Edinburgh which has been transferred to the parish of Currie, county of Edinburgh. Further, the main portion of Kirkliston parish was situated partly in the county of Edinburgh and partly in the county of Linlithgow. A Draft Order was issues on 7th July 1891, proposing to transfer the Edinburgh part of the parish to the parish of Ratho, but this proposal has been abandoned. Accordingly, the main portion of the parish remains as hitherto divided between the two counties mentioned. The parish of Kirkliston has been further altered in area through the transference to it of the eastern portion of the detached part of Dalmeny.
Transferred from the parish of Dalmeny to the parish of Kirkliston, county of Linlithgow:
Auldcathie (Farm) - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Wester Auldcathie - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Hopetoun - Earl of Hopetoun (Proprietor)
Armadale
Police Burgh: 1864
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Bathgate
Region (Before 1975): Lothian
District (Before 1975): West Lothian
Bathgate
Burgh of Barony: 1663
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Bathgate
Region (Before 1975): Lothian
District (Before 1975): West Lothian
Bo'ness
Burgh of Regality: 1668
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Bo'ness
Region (Before 1975): Central
District (Before 1975): Falkirk
Linlithgow
Royal Burgh: c. 1138
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Linlithgow
Region (Before 1975): Lothian
District (Before 1975): West Lothian
Queensferry
Royal Burgh: 1636
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Queensferry
Region (Before 1975): Lothian
District (Before 1975): City of Edinburgh
Whitburn
Police Burgh: 1861
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Whitburn
Region (Before 1975): Lothian
District (Before 1975): West Lothian
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