Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANCRUM | Ancrum (Parish) | Continued | and in the South East by Bedrule & Jedburgh The Teviot and the Ale are the only two rivers in the parish, the former, forming allmost, the Southeastern boundary of the parish dividing it from Bedrule & Jedburgh & the latter intersects the parish from NW [North West] to SE [South East] & are both good fishing waters. The church of Ancrum anciently belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow and Longnewton was subject to the same Episcopal Superintendance, though its revenues belonged to the monastery of Jedburgh. At one period there was two villages here ie "Over Ancrum" and "Nether Ancrum" of the former which stood on the North bank of the Ale nothing |
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Parish of Ancrum
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 1 - Parish of Ancrum, OS1/29/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ancrum.
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Roxburgh, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.