A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Middleton House, a mansion in Borthwick parish, Edinburghshire, 3¼ miles SE by S of Gorebridge. Standing 770 feet above sea-level, in a well-wooded park of 100 acres, it comprises a square central block of 1710, with later projecting wings, and fine gardens. The estate, which was bought by his father in 1842, is held now by William Ritchie, Esq. (b. 1842; suc. 1856), owner of 2652 acres, of £3137 value per annum. Middleton Inn, a dwelling-house now, on the old road from Edinburgh to Galashiels, 1¼ mile E by S of Middleton House, was formerly a somewhat important coachstage-the occasional meeting place of Scott and Lord Cockburn. Old Middleton village, 3 furlongs SW of Middleton House, was once a chief seat of the Tinklers or Gipsies.—Ord. Sur., sh. 32, 1857.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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