Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXTON [parish] | Maxton (Parish] | The County Map New Statistical account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
008.12; 008.15; 008.16; 009.09; 009.10; 009.13; 009;04; 014.03; 014.04; 014.08; 015.01 | Maccus was a person of some note in the reign of David I. betwixt the years 1116 and 1147. His Tȗn or Manor was called "Maccus-ton," afterwards MacKiston & now Maxton. The Parish of Maxton is in figure nearly an oblong. Its extreme length is about 4 miles, and its greatest breadth nearly 2 1/2 miles but its square Contents do not come up to 7 miles, the actual area being 4494 acres. Maxton lies on the South banK of the Tweed, & is one gentle Slope towards that river, which runs nearly 4 1/2 miles along its northern boundary. It is bounded on the North by MaKerston in Roxburghshire; and Maxton in Berwickshire; on the west by St. Boswells; South West by Ancrum; and on the S.E. [South East] and East by Roxburgh When Scotland was a separate Kingdom, the village of Maxton seems to have contained a very considerable [Continued on page 2] |
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Parish of Maxton
[Signed] W Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 27 - Parish of Maxton, OS1/29/27
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Maxton.
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.