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Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 28 - Parish of Lauder, OS1/5/28

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Parish of Lauder Sheet 19 Plan 8 Trase 2

Leader Water -- Leader Water -- For authorities See other Side
This name may be derived from the Cambro British Lai-dur Signifying a lesser river, which is applicable to the Lauder as compared with the Tweed. The derivation which is most consistent with circumstances and facts is to be found in the Cambro British La-dur on Leder, which Signifies, the Stream that breaks out or overflows etc.
See Chalmers Caledonia
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Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 28 - Parish of Lauder, OS1/5/28

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

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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