OS1/5/12/77
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER TWEED | River Tweed River Tweed River Tweed |
Revd. [Reverend]Thomas S. goldie Coldstream Mr. T. Hood County Map |
029 | A large river which rises in the parish of Tweedsmuir, near the point where the counties of Peebles, Dumfries and lanark meet. It runs nearly N.E. [North East] receiving many rivulets, till it reaches Peebles, where running nearly E. [East], its stream is augmented by those of the Etterick, near Selkirk, the Gala at Galashiels, The Leader near Melrose, and Teviot at Kelso. For many miles it forms the boundary between ngland and Scotland, until it falls into the German Ocean at Berwick-upon-Tweed. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 77Parish of Coldstream Sheet 29 No. 10 Collected by G Turner Sapper R.E [Royal Engineers]
For a more lengthened description of the
River Tweed See the Name Lists of
The County of the Borough & Town of Berwick
-upon-Tweed.
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