Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ettrick

Ettrick, pastoral par., S. Selkirkshire, 42,357 ac., pop. 397; the church stands on Ettrick Water, 18½ miles SW. of Selkirk. James Hogg (1772-1835), "the Ettrick Shepherd, " was a native, and is buried in the churchyard, where also lies Thomas Boston (1676-1732), author of The Fourfold State.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "pastoral parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ettrick ScoP       Selkirkshire ScoCnty
Place: Ettrick

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