In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Valleyfield like this:
Valleyfield House, a handsome and commodious mansion, with beautiful grounds, in Culross parish, Perthshire (detached), 1½ mile ENE of Culross town. Its owner, Rt. Wm. P. C. Campbell-Preston, Esq. of Valleyfield and Ardchattan (b. 1865; suc. 1870-78), holds 674 acres in Perth and 8000 in Argyll shire, valued at £1113 and £1342 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 39, 1869.
Valleyfield through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Valleyfield has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Fife. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Valleyfield and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Valleyfield, in Fife and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21917
Date accessed: 20th May 2013
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