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Gifford (pronounced , with a Hard ''g'' as in ''gift'') is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian , Scotland . It lies approximately 4 miles south of Haddington and 25 miles east of Edinburgh . The village takes its name from Sir Hugo De Gifford of Yester, from the ancient Norman family of that name which produced the noted magician, and who possessed the baronies of Yester, Morham , and Duncanlaw in Haddingtonshire , and Tayling and Poldame in the counties of Perthshire and Forfar . Fordun (vol. ii, p.105) notes his death in 1267. An Act of Parliament in 1661 narrated various ancient Writs, amongst which is the following: "A confirmation granted by Johanna Hay, of Louchquerant, eldest daughter and one of the airs of umquhill Hew Giffart, Domini de Yester, to William Hay, of Louchquerwart {Link without Title} her son and heir etc., of certain infeftments, etc., dated at Haddington, 1st December, 1399." Gifford became a named settlement in 1708. The initial chief industry in the town was the paper mill, which was once the source of the Bank Of Scotland 's bank notes. However, this mill closed in the late 18th century and since then the village has largely been residential and supported local farming communities. The town church (c.1710) has a bell which dates from the 15th century, possibly brought there from the original parish church at Yester, while the Mercat Cross was built in 1780 and is still standing in the town square. There are two inns in the village, the Tweeddale Arms and the Goblin Ha' . The latter, named after an underground chamber, the only remains of Sir Hugh Gifford's castle of Yester , in woodland to the South East of the village, on the boundary of the policies of Yester House. The ''Hobgoblin Hall'' featured in the novel Marmion by Sir Walter Scott . There is also a golf course and a large park which is near the Gifford Water (river). FAMOUS RESIDENTS
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