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Lempitlaw

Lempitlaw in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Lempitlaw 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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Lempitlaw is a hamlet, former parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire.

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Background

History

The parish was joined with Sprouston in the 16th century. The former parish forms the southern part of the current Sprouston parish. The remains of the kirk (church) were visible until the late 18th century. The barony of Lempitlaw was granted by David I of Scotland to Richard Germyn. In the 19th century the barony was in the possession of the Duke of Buccleuch, Lempitlaw Airfield is a 600m grass strip used by General Aviation.

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Coordinates
55.5874, -2.3410
Postcode
TD5 8BN
Parliamentary constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

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Where is Lempitlaw?
Lempitlaw is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.5874°, -2.3410°.