A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Haining, The, a mansion in Selkirk parish, Selkirkshire, ¼ mile S by W of the town. Standing amid finely wooded grounds, with a beautiful sheet of water (2¾ x 1 furl.), it is the seat of Mrs Pringle Pattison (suc. 1868), who holds 4800 acres in Selkirkshire and 2527 in Roxburghshire, valued at £3308 and £1410 per annum. The estate was purchased in 1702 by her maternal ancestor, John Pringle, advocate, who in 1729 was admitted a lord of session under the title of Lord Haining, and five of whose descendants sat in parliament for Selkirkshire.—Ord. Sur., sh. 25, 1863.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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