Ladykirk
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 43 ′ N , 2 ° 11 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | BERWICK-UPON-TWEED | ||
| ZIP code section | TD15 | ||
| prefix | 01890 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
Ladykirk is a village in the southeast of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is located around twelve kilometers southwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England and eleven kilometers southeast of Duns near the Scottish-English border. On the right bank of the Tweed , which marks the border, lies Norham in England .
history
During the wars between England and Scotland, Ladykirk was a popular place for military units to cross the Tweed. At that time the village was called Upsettlington . Legend has it that the local St Mary's Church was built at the behest of the Scottish King James IV . On the way back from a successful campaign against England in 1497, the king is said to have fallen from his horse and almost drowned on the nearby Norham Bridge . In gratitude he had the church built. The village was then renamed Ladykirk . It is assumed, however, that there was a previous structure at the site.
Around 1738 the Robertson family bought a property in Ladykirk. At that time there was probably a fortification at the site. Roger Robertson , the son of Laird , had gardens laid out there in 1753. 1797 was William Robertson , the mansion Lady Kirk House built. The building was demolished in the 1960s.
traffic
The B6460 forms Ladykirk's main thoroughfare. It crosses the Tweed there on the Ladykirk and Norham Bridge, completed in 1887 . In the west it connects the village to the A6112 ( Grantshouse - Coldstream ). On the English side, from the Scottish is Hawick coming A698 within a few kilometers distance.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Ladykirk Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Ladykirk House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ladykirk and Norham Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
