Buxley is a

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in the Scottish Borders area of

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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,

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. The Dairy Court, Dairy Tower, Engineer's House, Fire Station and Engine House, and Head Gardener's House are protected as

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, while several other buildings are listed at category B.

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CANMORE/RCAHMS record for Manderston House, Buxley, Farm Court
Villages in the Scottish Borders Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders {{Borders-geo-stub

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