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Two ridges of slight gradient run across from north-east to south-west in the parish, named Hadden Rig (height 541 ft), running through the centre and
Lempitlaw, sited along the southern boundary. The first ridge, which has a commanding view over the Tweed, was the site of the
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to the west. The parish forms a rough square shape about 4 miles across and has an area of 8637 acres
Sprouston Community Council covers roughly the same area as the civil parish.
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Sprouston Kirk, completed in 1781, is a replica of an older (12th
Century) building which was sited nearby. The original parish of Sprouston, in the 18th century, belonged to the
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Sprouston station served as the station for Kelso. Sprouston railway station was closed to passengers in 1955 and the line was closed in 1968.
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in that country, Sprouston being the last
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in 1128. Sprouston was given as part of the dowry of
Margaret de Scotland, illegitimate daughter of
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The bicker of the darting gulls above the new-turned loam,
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of 1114 and it is also mentioned in the charter given to
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Sprouston is located roughly 200 metres south of the
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I hear the plough's creak, and the trampling Clydes,
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681:Australian Dictionary of Biography
604:Donald, Henry (20 December 2012).
260:Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
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483:Down the ribboned leas of Home.
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686:Australian National University
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767:Country Illustrated Magazine
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409:Robert I of Scotland
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559:Community Council
234:UK Parliament
180:Dialling code
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663:978 1 84033 647 4
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