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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
NORTH BERWICK [parish] Parish of North Berwick
Parish of North Berwick
Parish of North Berwick
Parish of North Berwick
Parish of North Berwick
New Statist: Acct: [Statistical Account]
Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland
Johnston's Map of Haddingtonsh: [Haddingtonshire]
Oliver & Boyd's Edinbr [Edinburgh] Almanac
Forrest's Map of Haddingtonsh: [Haddingtonshire]
002 ; 003 ; 005 A Parish in the County of Haddington, so called to distinguish it from the town and territory of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is Sometimes called South Berwick. It is bounded on the north by the frith of Forth; on the east by Whitekirk parish; on the south by Whitekirk, Preston, and Dirleton parishes; and on the west by Dirleton. The coast towards the east is bold and rocky; towards the west it exhibits considerable stretches of level sand and flat grassy downs. Several rocky islets stud the coast. A range of low but in some parts very picturesque hills stretches across the southern of this parish, but the most remarkable hill is North Berwick Law, a very beautiful conical shaped eminence (See description of this). A few small rivulets intersect the parish. The most remarkable

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Parish of North Berwick

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