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 BURN | Faw Burn Faw Burn Faw Burn Faw Burn Faw Burn Faw Burn |
Thomas Fod Esqr. Drygrange Robert Cotesworth Esq Cowdenknowes Mr. Alexander Bone, Factor Revd [Reverend] William Murray. Minister of Melrose Ph. [Parish] Allan Freer Esq. Banker Melrose James Curle Esq. Banker Melrose |
004.14 | A Small Stream (the Continuation of Packman's Burn) And bears this name from "Packman's Bridge" to the "Leader Water", into which it discharges itself about midway between "Drygrange" And "Cowdenknowes", it flows, through a deep wooded ravine. |
| PACKMAN'S BRIDGE | Packman's Bridge Packman's Bridge Packman's Bridge Packman's Bridge Packman's Bridge |
Thomas Tod Esqr. Robert Cotesworth Esqr. John Curle Esqr. Melrose Revd. [Reverend] William Murray Minister of Melrose Ph. [Parish] Allan Freer Esq. Banker Melrose |
004.14 | The remains of an old bridge at the junction of "Faw Burn" and Packman's Burn; and on what was once the road leading from Melrose to Earlston &c and is a Short distance West of the present Turnpike road". It is Said to have got this name from the fact of a Hawker, or, Packman, Setting down his Pack on the battlement of the bridge for the purpose of resting himself. And without disengaging his head Slipped from the battlement and being when the Pack thus suspended The man was strangled by its weight |
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Parish of Melrose
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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.