Volume contents
- 1 - Melrose , Page 1 (start)
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- 40 - Melrose , Page 40
- 60 - Melrose , Page 60
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- 257 - Melrose , Page 257 (end)
- 258 - Melrose , Title Page
- 259 - Melrose , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELROSE [parish] | Melrose (Parish) | The County Map Map of Scotland Fullerton's Gazeteer New Statistical Account - |
001; 002; 003; 004; 007; 008 | In the old orthography the name is written "Mullross" or "Mailross", Mull. Or Moel signifying in Gaelic bare, and ross in Promontory - The name is applicable to the peninsula formed by the Tweed which is still called "Old Melrose", and which, altho: [although] in its present state one of the delightful residences imaginable might well be termed the bare promontory, when divested of its present advantages - The religious Culdees who settled on this spot from Iona, as early as the beggining of the 7th Century, may have given the name to this place, if it had not been bestowed earlier by the Celtic population - When the religious community of "Old Melrose" had fallen |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Melrose
W. Beatty Ca [Civilian assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 28 - Parish of Melrose, OS1/29/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Melrose.
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.