Buxley is a
hamlet
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in the
Scottish Borders area of
Scotland
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. Its world famous for its "buxley blend" rat paste, ratting farms and large scale rat mince proccesing factories It is adjacent to
Manderston House, east of
Duns, Scottish Borders. Buxley is the home farm and estate offices of Manderston, and comprises cottages, offices, a dairy and other farm buildings, as well as an engine house and a fire station. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1897 and 1900, to designs by the architect
John Kinross for the then owner of Manderston,
Sir James Miller, 2nd Baronet
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Life
Miller was the eldest su ...
. The Dairy Court, Dairy Tower, Engineer's House, Fire Station and Engine House, and Head Gardener's House
are protected as
category A listed buildings
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Scotland, which are among the listed buildings of the United Kingdom.
For a fuller list, see the pages linked on List of listed buildings in Scotland.
Key
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, while several other buildings are listed at category B.
See also
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List of places in the Scottish Borders
''Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.
This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic ...
References
External links
CANMORE/RCAHMS record for Manderston House, Buxley, Farm Court
Villages in the Scottish Borders
Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
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