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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAVINTON | Gavinton Gavinton Gavinton |
Statistical Account of Berwickshire Revd [Reverend] David Dunlop Min [Minister] Thomas Brown |
016.10 | Gavinton is a small village the only one in the Ph. [Parish] situated about two miles South West of Dunse. Formerly the village (then Langton) was situated near Langton House. Like the rest of villages it suffered greatly from the Border wars being burnt down in the Year 1558 by Sir Henry Percy. The present village (Gavinton) obtains its name from a Mr. Gavin a former proprietor having offered to the inhabitants on advantagous terms another situation half a mile distant from the old one the inhabitants accepted the offer and removed in the Year 1760, and in honour of its founder named the New Village Gavinton. This village is now possesed of two places of worship. the Established & Free Church of Scotland with their Manses which are very neatly built with gardens attached The village has the convenience of a Post office, a Parochial School, a Public House. The houses of this village are neatly built with gardens attached. Trades of different Craft are Carried on in the village. The village Now is the Property of the Marquis of Breadalbane. |
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