Volume contents
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- 258 - Melrose , Title Page
- 259 - Melrose , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARNICK | Darnick (Village) Darnick (Village) Darnick (Village) |
Revd. [Reverend] W. Murray, Parish Minister Messrs Freer and Dun, Writers Messrs Curle and Erskine, Writers Melrose |
007.04 | An irregularly built village, about 3/4ths of a mile west of Melrose, near the River Tweed, and upon the Edinburgh road, The dwellings - ranging from one to two stories in height, are - excepting a few modern cottages - mostly old and inconveniently built; the inhabitants, numbering upwards of 200, follow the usual country Vocations, Tailors, Shoemakers, Smiths, Joiners and agricultural labourers; it contains a private School, having an average daily attendance of about 50 pupils, also several small Tea & Tobacco dealers; it supports but one public house, and a Grocer's Shop - where, the post office is kept. In the centre of the Village there are remains of two fortalices, Erected in the 16th Century by the families of 'Hirton and Fisher' - |
Continued entries/extra info
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Melrose Parish -- Sheet 7.4 -- Trace 6.
[initialled] AMcK
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.