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
[edit]The township name is pronounced Le-JER-wood, containing ⟨g⟩ phonically produced as ⟨j⟩.
See also
[edit]- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
- Legerwood, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
References
[edit]- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Bordlands (Site no. NT54SE 76)". Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
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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
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