Innerleithen

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Innerleithen
Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Leitheann
Street in Innerleithen
Street in Innerleithen
Coordinates 55 ° 37 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 37 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  W
Innerleithen (Scotland)
Innerleithen
Innerleithen
Residents 3031 2011 census
administration
Post town INNERLEITHEN
ZIP code section EH44
prefix 01896
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Scottish Borders
British Parliament Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Scottish Parliament Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

Innerleithen , Gaelic Inbhir Leitheann , is a village in the north of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Peeblesshire . It is about eight kilometers east of Peebles and 15 kilometers west of Galashiels at the confluence of the Leithen Water in the Tweed .

history

In the Middle Ages , the surrounding landscapes were among the preferred hunting grounds of the Scottish kings. By the 12th or 13th century at the latest, there was a high probability that there was already a fortified building at the site of today's Traquair House , which was part of the crown property. Under James III. the property was sold. In the late 15th century, a tower house was built there , which is integrated in fragments into today's Traquair House. With The Glen is a place mansion four kilometers southwest of Innerleithen. The Villa Leithen Lodge dates back to the 19th century.

The Scottish King Malcolm IV placed a church building in Innerleithen under the Kelso Abbey in 1169 . However, the local Christian history goes back further. During excavations in the course of the demolition of an old church, a cross shaft was found that is dated to the 7th to 10th century ( Kreuzschaft von Innerleithen ). Today's Innerleithen Parish Church was built around 1867 to a design by Frederick Thomas Pilkington .

With the St Ronan's Wells there is a spa in Innerleithen. Walter Scott wrote a novel of the same name in the early 19th century. Innerleithen developed in the 18th century as the center of the wool and textile industry. Border Games have been held since 1827 .

While in 1841 there were still 463 people in Innerleithen, the number of inhabitants rose to over 2000 in the course of the 19th century. After further population increases, the 2011 census survey counted 3,031 inhabitants in Innerleithen.

traffic

In 1701, the current Old Bridge was used to cross the Leithen Waters. Presumably, funds released from the vacancy of the pastor's office were used to build bridges. The Old Bridge connected Innerleithen with the villages to the east. With the construction of the new road between Peebles and Galashiels along the Tweeds, another bridge was built a short distance downstream in the 1770s, which from then on carried the main traffic route over the Leithen Water. Today, this part of the road between Galashiels and Hamilton extending A72 , which forms the main road of Innerleithen.

In 1864 Innerleithen got its own station along the Peebles Railway . When the line was closed in February 1962, the station was closed.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ Entry on Kreuzschaft von Innerleithen  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  7. ↑ Entry on Innerleithen Parish Church  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  8. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  9. ↑ 2011 census
  10. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  11. ↑ Information on the Peebles Railway

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