Legerwood
Legerwood is a village by the Eden Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Lauder, near the Southern Upland Way.
In is recorded on Pont's map as Lygertwode.[1]
Legerwood Kirk is outside the village and has been there since at least 1127.
Places nearby include Boon Farm, Gordon, Greenlaw, Kelso, Melrose, Westruther, Earlston.
Pronunciation
The township name is pronounced Le-JER-wood, containing ⟨g⟩ phonically produced as ⟨j⟩.
See also
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
- Legerwood, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
References
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Bordlands (Site no. NT54SE 76)". Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Legerwood.
- RCAHMS record for Parish Legerwood
- RCAHMS record for Legerwood Parish Church
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Legerwood (Site no. NT54SE 25)".
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Legerwood
- Scottish Borders Council: Lambs at Legerwood, Ranger-led walk
- GENUKI: Legerwood
- Borders Family History Society: Legerwood
- Legerwood Farm Trail
- GEOGRAPH image: Legerwood Hill
55°41′N 2°40′W / 55.683°N 2.667°W