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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| MAXTON | Maxton (Parish) | Continued | [Continued from page 3] & Ancrum, was fought the battle of Ancrum Muir, under the Earls of Angus & Arran, who obtained a great victory over the forces of Henry VIII., commanded by Sir Ralph Rivers and Sir Bryan Laiton. A young female, Called Lilliard, fought on the side of the Scots, and fell in this battle, she was buried on the spot, and a stone erected over her remains is yet standing. (In ancrum parish) the place yet retains the name of "Lilliard's Edge." The church is an old building, or rather a small fragment of an old building, which was dedicated to St. Cuthbert. The date of its erection, or even of its delapidation is unknown. it is beautifully situated on a high bank of the Tweed, on the N. [North] West verge of the parish, rather where the population [Continued onpage 5] |
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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.