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Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 23 - Parish of Greenlaw, OS1/5/23

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Greenlaw Parish -- W Beatty -- [page] 3

Greenlaw (Parish) -- Greenlaw (Parish) -- continued -- affords an abundant supply of excellent Water. There are also Some mineral Springs, but they have never been Correctly analysed nor have they been resorted to for medicinal purposes - There is a Loch in the moor north of the town Called Huille Moss - (Hule Moss) - It is of Small extent, and of no great depth.
The Blackadder, which is joined by a small Stream called Fangrist Burn, about 2 miles above Greenlaw, is the only river that runs through the parish -
The Blackadder divides the parish into two parts, which differ remarkably from each other in their external character. The Southern division is Covered with a deep soil - which produces excellent

Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 23 - Parish of Greenlaw, OS1/5/23

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Greenlaw.

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.

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