Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Fala and Soutra

Fala and Soutra, united par., Edinburghshire and Haddingtonshire, 6064 ac., pop. 312; contains Fala, vil. (conjoint with BLACKSHIELS: which see), on E. border of Edinburghshire, 3½ miles NE. of Tynehead sta.; ½ mile NE. is Fala Hall; ½ mile NW. (partly in Crichton par.) is the hamlet of Fala Dam; 1½ mile SW. is Fala Moor, and Fala Flow, moss.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "united parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Fala and Soutra ScoP       Midlothian ScoCnty
Place: Fala

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