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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUDERDALE (District) | Lauderdale (District) |
County map Fullertons Gazetteer Chalmers Caledonia |
026 ; 030 | An ancient district of Berwickshire, the western one of three into which the county was divided. In geographical and agricultural properties Berwickshire is all strictly divisible into simply the Merse and Lammermoors-; the upper and lower parts of Lauderdale belonging respectively to these just as distinctly as any other part of the county. The limits of Lauderdale so far as the usage of calling it a district, cannot be defined, & must probably be understood as including simply the Basin of the Leader & its tributaries. So far as the basin is in Berwickshire Even anciently, the limits appear to have been |
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