Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSO [parish] | Kelso (Parish) | Continued [from page 2] of Stichill and Hume, Kelso appears to occupy a level surface, at the bottom of a wide richly Wooded Strath-; but when seen in-birds-eye view from the vicinity of the River, it presents the appearance of an amphitheatre, varied as well in its physical outlines as in its artificial adornments, - intersected by two broad and noble rivers, and having for its boundary a circle of wooded heights - Prior to the Reformation, the territory now included in the parish of Kelso, appears to have comprehended three parishes; the parish of Kelso on the North-bank of the Tweed, the parishes of Maxwell and St. James's, both on the South, & separated from each other by the River Teviot - Two at least of those parishes, Kelso and Maxwell, seem [Continued on page 4] |
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Parish of Kelso
[signed] W. Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 22 - Parish of Kelso, OS1/29/22
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish 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.