Houndslow
Encyclopedia
Houndslow is a hamlet
in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
. It is situated on the A697
, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Greenlaw
, and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Gordon. It has a population of approximately 30. Immediately to the south is the former village of Bassendean
, with the 17th-century Bassendean House.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is situated on the A697
A697 road
The A697 is a road that can be used an alternative to the A1 for those travelling between Scotland and England via the North East.It connects Morpeth on the A1 to the A68 at Oxton, near Edinburgh...
, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Greenlaw
Greenlaw
Greenlaw is a small town situated in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills on Blackadder Water at the junction of the A697 and the A6105 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Greenlaw was first made the county town of Berwickshire in 1596, and was the first town to take on this role since the...
, and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Gordon. It has a population of approximately 30. Immediately to the south is the former village of Bassendean
Bassendean, Scottish Borders
Bassendean is located in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Westruther and north-west of Gordon. It is by the Eden Water in the fomer Berwickshire, immediately south of the hamlet of Houndslow....
, with the 17th-century Bassendean House.