In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Corsock like this:
Corsock, a small village and a quoad sacra parish in Kirkcudbrightshire. The village stands on the eastern verge of Parton parish and on the right bank of Urr Water, 6 miles NE of Parton station, and 10 N of Castle-Douglas; at it are a post office under Dalbeattie, a temperance hotel, the quoad sacra church (1839), a Free church, and a public school, which, with accommodation for 119 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 97, and a grant of £78,4s. ...
The parish, comprising portions of the civil parishes of Parton, Balmaclellan, and Kirkpatrick-Durham, contains also Nether Corsock hamlet, 2 miles S by W of the village; and Corsock Loch (2¼ x 12/3 furl.), ¾ mile W by S. On Hall croft farm stood Corsock Castle, the residence of Robert Nelson, the Covenanting confessor; and Corsock House was the seat of the late Mr Murray Dunlop, M. P. for Greenock, to whose memory a granite obelisk has been erected. Corsock is in the presbytery of Kirkcudbright and synod of Galloway; the minister's stipend is £120. Pop. (1861) 544, (1871) 563, (1881) 551.—Ord. Sur., sh. 9,1863.
Corsock through time
Corsock is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Corsock itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Corsock, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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