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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY ST BATHANS | Abbet St Bathans (Parish) | Map of Berwickshire Chambers Antiquities of Scotland Statistical Account of Berwickshire The Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Davison Minister |
003 ; 004 ; 009 ; 010 | A parish situated among the Lammermoor Hills in Berwickshire and extending to somewhat short of 8 square miles of Surface. It is bounded on the North by Oldhamstocks N E [North East] by Cockburnspath, East by Longformacus, South by Dunse, West by Longformacus (Detached), & N. [North] West by Innerwick in the Co [County] of Haddington. In ancient times a church was founded here and dedicated to the Saint whose name it bears. The writer of the New Statistical account of Berwickshire says - "There is, properly speaking, no village in the Parish; but in a delightful little vale through which the Whiteadder glides, lie the farm house & Steading of Abbey St. Bathans with its adjoining Smithy; |
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[page] 1Parish of Abbey St Bathans -- W. Beatty C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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