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Why is the town in Bonnyrigg call Bonnyrigg? |
Travel Info Why is the town in Bonnyrigg call Bonnyrigg? Travel Tips Early maps of the locality again show different spellings. In 1766 a village called "Bannockrigg", is shown on maps, then in 1815, the spelling changes to "Bannocrig". This spelling remains until 1854, when for some unknown reason the spelling changes to the now familiar Bonnyrigg. In 1547 when the nations of Scotland and England were at war with one another, a fierce battle took place at Pinkie which is East of Dalkeith and the retreating Scots army with the English army in pursuit, headed westwards to the River North Esk where some 14,000 Scots perished. Many bodies strewed the countryside giving rise to the place being called "boney ridge" where many bones were found, hence the name Bonnyrigg which may be a corruption of these words. Another clue could be the word "bannoc" which means white in the Celtic language, white ridge perhaps? Source(s): http://www.bonnyrigglasswadehistory.org.... Other Travel Tips Because that's its name - silly Early maps of the locality show different spellings of the name Bonnyrigg. In 1766 a village called "Bannockrigg", is shown on maps, then in 1815, the spelling changes to "Bannocrig". This spelling remains until 1854, when for some unknown reason the spelling changes to the now familiar Bonnyrigg. History In 1865 the villages of Bonnyrigg, Red Row, Polton Street, Hillhead and Broomieknowe combined to form the burgh of Bonnyrigg and then in 1881 the village of Lasswade and part of Broomieknowe combined to form the burgh of Lasswade. In 1929 the two burghs joined together to form the burgh Bonnyrigg & Lasswade. This burgh lasted for 45 years until it was abolished in 1974/75 when local government changes were introduced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bonnyrigg... |
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