a Place in Newton Midlothian

[Shazzersj]

Just wondering if anyone has heard of a place called Penticox in the Parish of Newton, Midlothian. 

I am not very familiar with the area and google maps is not being very forthcoming with a solution (it throws up a place called Newton near Queensferry) definitely not SE as stated below.   

GENUKI states:
"PENTECOX, a village in the parish of Newton, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Edinburgh."

Are they one and the same?

Sharon 

[Alb R]

It is not the same. This link will open up an detailed Ordnance survey Map (6 inched to the mile) around 1888-1913, centred on Pentecox in Newton Parish. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=55.9200&lon=-3.1400&layers=5&b=1

The cottages are still there, only the Smithy seems to have gone.  see this link to google maps https://goo.gl/maps/hTd1TABjHr52

Pentecox in Newton is described in 1850s as 'A range of cottages in good repair tenanted chiefly by labourers' (from Ordnance Survey name books).

Alb

[Forfarian]

Pentecox still exists. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NT2970

Google maps is useless for looking for very small places like a single house or farm or a few cottages.

[Shazzersj]

thanks For those links. Now I see it. 

Sharon

[Rosinish]

When looking for areas it's always best to state date/era to help as placenames can have variants etc.

Annie