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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WHITEADDER WATER | Whiteadder Water | Map of Berwickshire Revd [Reverend] Mr Davidson Abbey St. Bathans Peter Donaldson Elmford General usage |
A river, or as it is termed water which takes its rise in the Lammermoor Hills, in Haddington shire, at a place Called Whitewell, & flowing in a South Easterly direction, empties itself into the Tweed a little S.W. [South West] of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed -- This river, or water, rises in one of the wildest districts in the South of Scotland, and in its Course passes through varied Scenery - Sometimes through flat Haughs, but generally through places where the Hills Close in. So as to narrow the Valley almost to the Bed of the River --- At Preston Mill & Haugh, the river escapes from the wild rocky, Mountainous Country, entering the beautiful Valley in which the Tweed runs -- The richest fields succeed the barren waste, Woodlands, orchards and highly Cultivated grounds bespeak wealth & comfort --- The river itself partakes of the character of the Country, running in gentle streams, over Pebbly beds, alternating with long Reaches of Still water |
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Parish of Edrom -- Described by W. Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 18 - Parish of Edrom, OS1/5/18
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Edrom.
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.