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Innerleithen, town, Peeblesshire, and par., partly also in Selkirkshire, on Leithen Water, near its influx to the Tweed, 6¼ miles SE. of Peebles and 33 miles S. of Edinburgh by rail - par., 23,981 ac., pop. 3661; town, pop. 2313; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is one of the seats of the Scottish woollen mfr. Innerleithen is a watering-place in some repute from its medicinal spring, and has generally been identified with the "St Ronan's Well" of Scott's romance. It is a convenient centre for anglers.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Innerleithen Burgh Peebles Shire County |
| Place: | Innerleithen |
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