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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSO (town) | Kelso | County Map New Statistical Account Map of Scotland Fullertons Gazetteer |
009.04 | [Continued from page 1] of its venerable Abbey, - the air of pretension worn by its public buildings, - the light colored stone, and the blue slate roofs of its dwelling houses, - the graceful sweep, and the tidy cleanliness with which it winds along the rivers, - and the airiness and generally pleasing aspect of its streets - all impress upon it, as seen from without or from within, a city like character - "Patten" so far back as the reign of Edwd. [Edward] VI described it as "a pretty Market Town" - an eulogism of no mean measure in an age when most British towns were characterizeable only by their various degrees of meanness, lumpishness, & filth. The town consists of a central square or market-place, and divergent Streets and alleys. The square is spacious and airy, very large to exist in a [Continued on page 3] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Town of Kelso
[Signed] W Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 21 - Town of Kelso, OS1/29/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Kelso.
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.