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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLY BURN | Billy Burn Billy Burn Billy Burn |
Dr. [Doctor] Henderson Chirnside Revd. [Reverend] James Ker Chirnside Revd. [Reverend] David Henderson Chirnside |
011.10 ; 011.14 ; 017.02 | A small stream which obtains its name from the Estate of Billy It falls into the Whiteadder near the Allanbank Paper Mills. |
| BILLYMIRE BURN | Billymire Burn | David Cockburn Oldcastles Alexander White Sen [Senior] Causeybank Alexander White Jun [Junior] Causeybank |
011.10 ; 011.11 | Formerly the low grounds through which this Burn flows was quite swampy and Known by the name of Billy Mire - but a deep artificial Cut having been made through it, the land, on either side is now quite dry, and the Cut is called Billymire Burn |
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[page] 5Parish of Chirnside -- Sheet 11 No 10 -- Trace 4 -- Collected by M Cothill Pte [Private] R.S. & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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