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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEADER WATER | Leader Water | Map of Roxburghshire Map of BerwicKshire Fullerton's Gazetteer |
002.09; 004.06; 008.02 | A small river traversing the district of Lauderdale, Berwickshire, & for Some distance dividing that County from Roxburghshire - After leaving the main body of the parish of Lauder it pursues a course of 6 miles, almost uniformly due South to the Tweed - 2 miles below Melrose - For a Short distance it divides Legerwood in Berwickshire from this parish: for 1 mile & a quarter it divides Legerwood & Earlston from the detached portion of Lauder; for 1/4 of a mile it runs scross a small projection of Earlston; & thence to the Tweed dividing Earlston & about 17 chains of Merton from Melrose - It runs with considerable rapidity, is a good trouting stream, & boasts of some fine scenery on its banKs, particularly as it approaches the Tweed |
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[Page] 256[Parish] of Melrose -- W Beatty
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