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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Yarrow (Parish) | Yarrow (Parish) | County Map Chalmers Caledonia Fullertons Gazetteer |
A parish in Selkirkshire, and at one time the largest in the lowlands of Scotland and comprehending considerably more than one third of the whole county - It consisted of the present parish of "Yarrow" as well as that known as "Kirkhope" parish, which was separated from Yarrow in the year 1851 - a summons of disjunction & erection having been served on the heritors at the instance of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, praying that certain parts of Yarrow might be formed into a separate parish to be called "Kirkhope" - this was agreed to by the Commissioners of Woods & Forests, the Deans of the Chapel Royal, and the Heritors; and Yarrow which contained 62.666 acres was reduced to 39.693. minus 22.973 the content of the new parish. |
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[Page] 1Parish of Yarrow
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