The crossroads in Legerwood
Legerwood Kirk, at Kirkhill, half a mile east of the hamlet

Legerwood is a village by the Eden Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Lauder, near the Southern Upland Way.

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Legerwood.
  • RCAHMS record for Parish Legerwood
  • RCAHMS record for Legerwood Parish Church
  • Historic Environment Scotland. "Legerwood (55922)". Canmore.
  • 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 / 55.683; -2.667


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