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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLSTON PARISH Continued | Continued | the country is hilly: nor are any of its hills remarkable save one almost a mile South of the village, which is thought to bear some impressions of having been the site of a Roman encampment, and rises nearly 1000 feet above the level of the sea. There are two Rivers in the parish, the Eden & the Leader both of which have their Source in the Lammermoor & flow into the Tweed - And though neither of them be remarkable for breadth or depth or extent - Yet the Leader, on account of the beauty of its banks, has been justly celebrated in Scottish Song. Its windings between the hills of Carolside & through the classic grounds of Cowdenknowes till its waters at Drygrange are lost in the principal river of the South of Scotland form part of the scene of uncommon beauty |
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Parish of Earlston
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 16 - Parish of Earlston, OS1/5/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Earlston.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.