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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXWHEEL | Maxwheel Maxwheel Maxwheel |
Mr Thomas Train Kelso. Thomas Stoddard Esqr Kelso. Mr John Michie Kelso. |
009.08 | This name is applied to an excellent Salmon Cast, in the Tweed, a short distance below Kelso Bridge and is apparently a corruption of the name of the Small village in the immediate vicinity. |
| MAXWELLHEUGH | Maxwellheugh Maxwellheugh Maxwellheugh |
Robert Darling Esqre Broomlands. Charles Robson Esqr Kelso. Mr Hilson Schoolmaster. |
009.08 | A small village about half a mile from the town of Kelso, and on the opposite Side of the River Tweed. It contains only few houses of a modern taste for the greater number are small, one story high and of an old fashioned appearance There is a good private school. Near the village is a remarKable old and large poplar with has a girth as the root of 31 feet and measures two feet from the base, 21 feet in circumference. |
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Parish of Kelso -- Sheet 9 No. 8 -- Trace 3
Collected by H. Sharban
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.