Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lilliesleaf

Lilliesleaf, par. and vil., Roxburghshire - par., 6673 ac., pop. 718; vil., 3 miles W. of Belses sta. and 6 miles SW. of St Boswells sta.; P.O., T.O.; is charmingly situated on Ale Water, and is much frequented by artists; Lilliesleaf Moor was a resort of the Covenanters.


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

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

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