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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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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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[Page] 3Parish of North Berwick
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DANIALSAN, Douglas Montgomery
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