It is on the north bank of the River Esk, and the element "Inver" is from Gaelic "inbhir" and refers to a confluence (cf "Aberlady" which contains "Abe -" the Brythonic equivalent).
It is on the north bank of the River Esk. The element "Inver", from the Gaelic "inbhir", refers to a confluence, presumably of the river Esk with the Firth of Forth (cf "Aberlady" which contains "Abe -" the Brythonic equivalent).