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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPROUSTON [parish] | Sprouston (Parish) Sprouston (Parish) Sprouston (Parish) |
The County Map Fullerton's Gazeteer New Statistical Account |
006; 010 | The name of this parish is of doubtful origin - chalmers, in his Caledonia, gives two conjectures; one, that it may have been derived from "Sprous", a proper name , and "Tun" a dwelling; the other, that "Sprus" in the Cornish dialect signifying "Grain", "Spruston" may "denote the place "Fertile in grain". This latter is a very appropriate derivation. In figure and extent the parish forms nearly a square of about 4 miles. It is bounded on the North, by the parish of Eccles. Co. [County] of BerwicK; on the East by the parish of Carham Co. [County] of Northumberland; on the South East & S [South] by the parish of Linton; on the S.W [South West] by Eckford, West by Kelso, & North West by Ednam all four being in Roxburghshire. |
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[Page] 1Parish of Sprouston -- [signed] W. Beatty
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