Historic churches · Central Scotland
Legerwood Kirk
Legerwood Kirk — church building in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Legerwood Kirk is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.6826°, -2.6472°.
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Legerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway at grid reference NT593433. The parish church at Legerwood serves a wholly agricultural community and there are barely any clusters of houses worthy of being known as a village.
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From the Wikipedia article
Legerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway at grid reference NT593433. The parish church at Legerwood serves a wholly agricultural community and there are barely any clusters of houses worthy of being known as a village.
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Background
History
at the kirk]] There has been a religious establishment at Legerwood since, at least, 1127 as John, a priest at Ledgaresude, as it was known, was a witness to a charter of that year. Walter de Lauder granted the church to the monks of Paisley Abbey in 1164 and they held the church and its tithes until the coming of the reformed church in Scotland in 1560. There is more mention of Legerwood in 1296 when the vicar, Walter, swore fealty to Edward I of England in 1296 at Berwick-upon-Tweed. The church still retains its original Norman chancel.
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- Coordinates
- 55.6826, -2.6472
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD4 6AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6518004 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Legerwood Kirk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Legerwood Kirk.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Legerwood Kirk?
- Legerwood Kirk is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD4 6AT).
- Is Legerwood Kirk a listed building?
- Legerwood Kirk is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Legerwood Kirk free to visit?
- Yes, Legerwood Kirk is free to enter.
- How do I get to Legerwood Kirk?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD4 6AT. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.