Volume contents
- 1 - Melrose , Page 1 (start)
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- 257 - Melrose , Page 257 (end)
- 258 - Melrose , Title Page
- 259 - Melrose , Index
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Melrose
W.Beatty
Melrose (Parish) Continued
into decay, and a great Monestary was founded in a more favorable situation further up the river, the name of Melrose, interesting from sacred associations connected with it, was given to the more religious establishment -
Subsequently it was transferred to the to the adjoining Village, and to the parish in which it stands - This etymyology is deducible from history of the most authentic nature.
The parish of Melrose is one of the most extensive in the County - Its length from the top of the Middlemost of the Eildon Hills to Upper Blainslie is nearly 9 Miles- Its average breadth 5 1/2 miles -
It is bounded in the North, by Lauder: on the West by Stow in Edinburgh Shire & (Part of) Stow & Galashiels in Selkirkshire: on the South by Galashies (Ph [Parish] of Bowden and St Boswells - on the East by
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.