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Title: denny square
Post by: liz hamilton on Monday 09 August 10 15:57 BST (UK)
as a child i was shown by the lady in the post office a square like a  a market square where a church stood at the top of this square and she told me that the square was called Ashwood sq and some one named snowy ashwood preached there,this gentleman had a long white beard hence the name
can anyone verify this believe me this happened a long time ago,but i am sure i did not dream this
god bless
Liz Hamilton
Title: Re: denny square
Post by: RJ_Paton on Monday 09 August 10 20:45 BST (UK)
Which town was this in ?
Title: Re: denny square
Post by: sancti on Monday 09 August 10 20:51 BST (UK)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=qu5rpqfc6nssejb1c155f60uu1&topic=231344.0
Title: Re: denny square
Post by: liz hamilton on Tuesday 10 August 10 11:53 BST (UK)
Denny Square was in the town of Denny in Stirlingshire
regards
liz hamilton
Title: Re: denny square
Post by: apanderson on Tuesday 10 August 10 13:24 BST (UK)
Denny Old Parish Church has it's own website:

See: http://www.dennyoldparishchurch.org/

Or to see a much older image, see: http://www.oldukphotos.com/stirlingshire-denny.htm

Anne
Title: Re: denny square
Post by: apanderson on Tuesday 10 August 10 13:38 BST (UK)
To see an 1861 Map of Denny, see: http://www.nls.uk/maps/os/25inch/view/?sid=74969250

No sign of an 'Ashwood' or that it was at the head of a 'Square'

According to an article published by Falkirk Local History on their website, the church was built in 1813.

http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=58

Anne

P.S. Sorry about all the links - it's easier for you to have a look yourself than try and explain everything!  :)
Title: Re: denny square
Post by: jrt on Tuesday 10 August 10 23:14 BST (UK)
Thankyou Anne 
                          the links are great I'm enjoying looking at old Denny i have laings /Lang's in Denny about that time  :)

                                          jrt