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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAW PLANTATION | Faw Plantation Faw Plantation Faw Plantation Faw Plantation |
Thomas Tod Esqr. Drygrange James Curle Esqr. Melrose Willian Scott Forrester Drygrange Allan Freer Esqr. Banker, Melrose |
004.13 | A plantation of fir trees on the farm of Torrowless field, the property of T. Tod Esqr. Drygrange. |
| PACKMAN'S BURN | Packman's Burn Packman's Burn Packman's Burn Packman's Burn |
Thomas Tod Esqr. Drygrange James Curle Esqr. Melrose William Scott Forrester Drygrange Allan Freer Esqr. Banker, Melrose. |
004.13 | A small stream which rising in the moor a short distance above "Faw Plantation" & runs in an Easterly direction to the "Packmans Bridge" on the old County Road, where the name changes to "Faw Burn". |
| FERNY HILL | Ferny Hill Ferny Hill Ferny Hill Ferny Hill Ferny Hill |
Decreet of Gattonside lands 1750 Allan Freer Esqr. Banker Melrose Mr. George Stewart Gattonside Mr. Robert Dickinson Gattonside Mr. William Boston. Darncoick. |
004.13 | An elevated portion of Gattonside District, a little North of the source of Packman's Burn and a short distance South East of Scabbet Hill, on which Ferns were once very abundant. |
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Parish of Melrose
Sheet 4-13. Trace 5-6
George Darling &
Thomas Cosgrove Corp. [Corporal] R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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.