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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| LAUDER PARISH | Lauder (Ph) [Parish] | Continued | 005 | [Continued from page 1] The parish consists of a large main body, and a small detached section, in the district of Lauderdale, Berwickshire. The detached Section is nearly a Square, 1 1/2 mile deep, lies 1 1/4 south of the nearest point of the main body, & is bounded on the East by Legerwood, and Earlston; partly on the south by the latter parish; and on all other sides by Melrose in Roxburghshire. The main body is nearly a parallelogram, Stretching from N.E [North East] to South West - with an isosceles triangle attached to it on the North West;- the parallelogram measuring 9 3/4 miles, by 4 1/2, and the triangle 3 3/4 on its Short Side, & 5 3/4 on each of its equal Sides; and is bounded on the N.E [North East] by Haddingtonshire, Longformacus, and a detached portion of the parish of Cranshaw - on the S.E [South East] by the parishes of Westruther & Legerwood; on the South & South West by Melrose in Roxburghshire; and on the west by Stow in Mid Lothian, & by Channelkirk. The area or the whole parish is about 58 square miles. [Continued on page 3] |
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[Page 2]LauderParish -- Berwickshire
[Signed] W. Beatty
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Trondragirl- Moderator, Jane F Jamieson, JohnL2430
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