Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE HOPE | March Sike March Sike March Sike White Hope White Hope White Hope |
George Douglass Steward Upper Hindhope James Turnbull Shepherd Nether Hindhope John Robson Shepherd Nether Hindhope Richard Turnbull Thomas Mather Edward Mather |
028 | [Situation] On En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary A glen through which a small Stream having its rise from the south base of Wooden Law flows a stone wall built paralel with it divides the parishes of Oxnam and Hownam The stream passing through this hope bears the name of March Sike (from the circumstance of its being the march between two phs. [parishes]) but White Hope is the general & oldest name. |
| HUNTHALL HILL | Hunthall Hill Hunthall Hill Hunthall Hill |
George Douglass Steward James Turnbull Shepherd John Robson Shepherd |
028 | [Situation] On En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary. A hill upwards of 1000 feet high the surface of which is mountain grass land situated on the farm of Nether Hindhope the boundary between north and south Britian passes over it |
| BLACKHALL HILL | Blackhall Hill Blackhall Hill Blackhall Hill |
George Douglass Steward James Turnbull Shepherd John Robson Shepherd |
028 | [Situation] On En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary. A hill upwards of 1000 feet high the surface of which is mountain grass land situated on the farm of Nether Hindhope the boundary between north and south Britian passes over it |
| TOW FORD | Tow Ford Tow Ford Tow Ford |
Thomas Oliver William Owens William Scott |
028 | [Situation] On Boundy [Boundary] between Oxnam & Hownam The Ford where the Roman Road crosses the Kale Water |
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Parish of Oxnam -- 6 inch -- Sheet 28 Trace 2
[Signed] Thomas Ratcliffe ca [civilian assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 31 - Parish of Oxnam, OS1/29/31
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Oxnam.
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.