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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMPSEED FORD | Hempseed Ford Hempseed Ford Hempseed Ford Hempseed Ford |
plan of Kelso 1852 Occupier of Point Cottage Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Jarvis Mr. Stoddart |
010.01 | An ancient ford, now abolished and disused (as a public ford) by an Act of parliament, being within One mile of Kelso New bridge erected in 1800-3. The ford crosses the Tweed at the end of Bullet Loan and was a short cut to or from the Berwick road, in preference to going round by Maxwell Heugh. It led across Wooden Anna on the other side of the Tweed and emerged near Wooden Mills. The name Hempseed Ford might be supposed to be a slight corruption from Holm Side Ford crossing over to the side of the Holme, but on further enquiry it appears that Hemp seed was grown in the neighbourhood some years ago, and the names drying house Lane bleach field etc. seem to confirm the correctness of the present orthography. * *On a plan of Kelso, 1852, Hempseed ford is written to the river from the Weir at Susy's lane to Bullet Loan, as though the name applied to a lengthwise portion of the river, and some parties state that this is the correct application of the name. Hempseed Cottage appears to have received its name under this idea. The river between the two lanes is fordable at any part, but the name is written on the Trace as though the ford was a continuation of the road, across the river. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 65
Town of Kelso Sheet No.6 -- 3
[Signed] Edward Waddington
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.