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Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 28 - Parish of Melrose, OS1/29/28

Continued entries/extra info

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Parish of Melrose

Melrose (Parish) Continued:-

There are three fairs held in this parish yearly:- the May fair named from the old style, & held in the beginning of June, the Lammas fair, and the Martinmas fair - they are all Cattle markets; and the Lammas fair has of late years risen into such importance as a Sheep Market as to rival the great fair of St, Boswells -

There is no portion of Melrose within any other Parish -
There is a very small detached portion of Earlston parish, Berwickshire; within Melrose Parish See Sheet 4. 10 Melrose -

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.

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