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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legerwood (Parish) | Legerwood Ph. | Continued | The greatest part of the Parish lies high; the Northern part, especially, which may be described as forming with Westruther, the contiguous parish on the East, a table land of considerable elevation, extending from the narrow valley of the Leader to the base of the Lammermoor Hills - The surface of this portion is not level, but consists of three ridges of hills, with high valleys intervening - the two Southernmost of these ridges stretching from East to West, and the Northern stretching off from them in a Northerly direction, and terminating in a round massive height named "Boon Hill", which rises 1090 feet above the level of the sea - The southern part of the parish, is entirely occupied by one hill, which, on the South, slopes gradually into the vale of Earlston, and on the East towards the boundary of Gordon - of the elevations generally, it ought to be stated, that they agree in having their direction nearly East and West, and in having their abruptest |
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Legerwood Parish 3 W. Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 30 - Parish of Legerwood, OS1/5/30
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Legerwood.
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.