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Gordon
Gordon in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- 1 h–2 h
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Gordon is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Gordon is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, within the historic county of Berwickshire. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6105 Earlston to Berwick on Tweed road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road. It is 6 miles (10 km) east of Earlston and 4 miles (6 km) west of Greenlaw. Gordon was served by trains on the Berwickshire Railway from 1863 to 1948.
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Background
History
The first Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, previously of Swinton, said to have been the grandson of a famous knight who slew some monstrous animal in the Merse during the time of King Malcolm III of Scotland. This Richard was Lord of the Barony of Gordon in the Merse. The name is said to derive from Brittonic, meaning great fort. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over two centuries and were thought to have built a castle at the former hamlet of Huntly just to the north; they still held lands up to the 18th century. The Gordon family are the ancestors of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon and of the Marquis of Huntly.
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- Coordinates
- 55.6804, -2.5632
Sources
- wikidata: Q5584749 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gordon, Scottish Borders (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gordon?
- Gordon is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.6804°, -2.5632°.