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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREELAW [parish] | Greenlaw (parish) | County Map Fullertons Gazetteer Scotland New Statistical Account of Berwickshire |
015 ; 021 ; 022 ; 027 ; 028 | Greenlaw is Said to have stood originally where the farm onstead of old Greenlaw. is now Situated about a mile from the present town - This is the more likely, as the present town Stands in a Vale on the banks of the Blackadder, whereas old Greenlaw stands upon a round hill, or detached eminence, of which kind there are several in the parish, and which, from their Conical figure, are well known in Scotland by the name of "Laws" - It is from one of these, which, in the uncultivated state of the Country, was greener than the others, that the town and parish have evidently derived their name - The parish is between 8 and 9 miles in length from N. W [North West] to S. [South] East, and on an average about 3 miles in breadth, is of the form |
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