OS1/5/22/19
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDEN WATER | Eden Water Eden Water Eden Water |
Mr. Henderson Huntlywood New Statistical Acct [Account] County Map etc |
020 ; 021 ; 026 ; 027 | A small stream rising in the parish of Legerwood near Crosbie: it divides the parishes of Legerwood and Gordon. It runs through the ph [parish] of Gordon from N. [North] to S., [South] dividing it into nearly two equal parts. In its course from its rise to Stock Bridge it is called "Eden Burn". A small river in the district of the Merse. It rises in the parish of Legerwood near Boon; and flows first eastward, and then Southward, dividing the parish of Earlston from the parish of Hume and Nenthorn. It then suddenly debranches to the East, and flows through the parish of Nenthorn, and over a neck of Roxburghshire, intersecting in its course the parish of Ednam & falls into the Tweed 3½ miles below Kelso. Its whole course is about 17 or 18 miles - The lowest part of its course is very beautiful, being through rich and finely wooded pastoral scenery. |
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[Page] 19Parish of Gordon
Sheet 21.13.1. -- Described J McDiarmid C. A. [Civilian Assistant]
Eden Water
This name applies to the stream no further westward than Stock Bridge from Legerwood. (See N [Name] Book Page 23
See Name Book on Legerwood Page 23 for correct description of Eden Water.
Eden Burn to be inserted in the Name Book to agree with Legerwood.
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Trondragirl- Moderator, JAC
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