Volume contents
- 1 - Selkirk , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Selkirk , page 10
- 20 - Selkirk , page 20
- 30 - Selkirk , page 30
- 40 - Selkirk , page 40
- 50 - Selkirk , page 50
- 60 - Selkirk , page 60
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- 90 - Selkirk , page 90
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- 159 - Selkirk , page 159 (end)
- 160 - Selkirk , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk | Selkirk (Parish) | Chalmers Caledonia Fullerton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account of Berwickshire |
007.07 | The name Selkirk, according to Sir James Dalrymple, is derived from two Celtic words, Schelch and greech, signifying the Kirk in the Wood or Forest. This derivation receives consideral support from the fact, that this part of the country was formerly covered with wood, and formed a Royal chase; and it has been adopted in the former Statistical account of this parish. It is elsewhere asserted that the name is written in old characters Seleschirche, Selechyne, or Selchire, meaning the great or good church. In a charter of William the Lion, it is written Seleschirche. From the great irregularities, and the capricious windings of its boundaries in which no regard is paid to the features of the Country, it is impossible [Continued on OS1/30/10/2A] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Selkirk -- W Beatty
[Note] -- For description of the Borough
of Selkirk see Book for
5 part of that Town
[initialled] AS McL 5 May 1870
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk county, OS Name Books - Selkirk county - Volume 10 - Parish of Selkirk, OS1/30/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Selkirk.
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk 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 Selkirk, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.