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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESTER [Parish] | Parish of Yester Parish of Yester Gifford Gifford Yester Yester Yester Yester Gifford Gifford |
Stat Acct [Statistical Account] (1841) Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer Co. [County] Map (1799) Map attached to Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Oliver & Boyd's Alk. [Almanac] Chalmer's Caledonia Advertisements in several Newspapers List of Farms in Co. [County] Haddington List of Parishes by Sheriff Gordon |
013 ; 014 ; 015 ; 019 | [Situation] In the southern part of Haddingtonshire This parish was anciently called St. Bothons or St. Bathans. after the Reformation it was changed to Yester. but now popularly called Gifford. It is bounded on the north by the parish of Haddington. On the N.E. [North-East] the East and the S. East [South-East] by Garvald. on the South by Berwickshire & Humbie. and on the W. [West] by Humbie and Bolton. Its greatest length is 6 miles. breadth 5 miles and its superficial extent is nearly 14 square miles. It has a few villages. the principal of which is Gifford and contains the parish Church &c, It is in the Presbytery of Haddington and Synod of Lothian & Tweeddale. Patron the Marquis of Tweeddale. |
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[Page] 47[note]
"From the village where the modern church stands
the parish is now populary called Gifford while
the legal name is Yester."
Chalmer's Caledonia vol. [volume] 2 p. [page] 535
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Bizzy- Moderator, MaxInSpain , Douglas Montgomery
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