Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMMERMOOR (District) | Lammermoor (District) | Fullerton's Gazetteer Scotland County Map New Statistical Account of Berwickshire |
003 ; 004 ; 009 ; 010 | In ancient times the shire of Berwick seems to have been a Separate jurisdiction from the Bailliary of Lauderdale, & to have been itself divided into the Merse & Lammermoor Districts. It is not easy to Say what had been the exact boundaries & extent of these three divisions, now almost obsolete. For the purpose of agricultural inquiry, the whole may be very conveniently considered under two districts, ie. Merse and Lammermoor - the former including all the Comparatively low land along Tweed, Whiteadder, Blackadder & Eye; and the latter comprehending Lauderdale, along with the more Eastern hilly Country peculiarly Called Lammermoor. According to the general division of the County just pointed out, the "Merse" designates the whole lower ground from Tweed up the cultivated slopes of the lower range of the Lammermoor hills |
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Parish of Abbey St. Bathans -- W. Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 2 - Parish of Abbey St Bathans, OS1/5/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Abbey St. Bathans.
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.