Volume contents
- 1 - Melrose , Page 1 (start)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELROSE [town] | Melrose Melrose Melrose Melrose |
J. T. Dunn Esqr Allan Freer Esq. William Tait Esqr Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Ph. [Parish] Minister |
008.01; 008.05 | A beautiful, And picturesque little marKet town, pleasantly Situated on the South bank of the "River Tweed": the town is built in the form of a St Andrew's Cross, And in the Centre A Cross is erected of About 20 feet in height, having a flight of five Steps And finishing with a long Stone, upon the extreme point of which Are the Remains of An Unicorn holding the Royal Arms of Scotland, And a Mallet And Rose, with the date 1642 - here also is the Ruins of a Splendid "Abbey" erected in 1136, which for beauty of worKmanship And design Stands unequalled in Scotland, in fact the whole of the Parish, as well as the town And its immediate vicinity has been rendered Classic ground through the writings of Sir Walter Scott particularly in his "Abbot", "The Monastery, And the Lay of the last Minstrel The original name of this town was "Little Fordel", but from the erection [Continued on page 232] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Melrose Parish-- Sheet 8 - 5 -- Trace 2
John McCabe
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.