Volume contents
- 1 - Coldingham , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Coldingham , page 10
- 14 - Coldingham , page 14
- 14A - Coldingham , page 14a
- 20 - Coldingham , page 20
- 30 - Coldingham , page 30
- 40 - Coldingham , page 40
- 50 - Coldingham , page 50
- 54 - Coldingham , page 54 (end)
- 55 - Coldingham , title page
- 56 - Coldingham , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLY BURN | Billy, Billie Burn Billy Burn Billy Burn Billy Burn |
George Henderson, Surgeon Chirnside James Greenfield Reston John Lowe Reston History of Coldinghan Page 114 |
011.10 | Billy or Billie. burn, a small stream dividing the Parishes of Coldingham and Chirnside, This name probably is derived from (Billa) Lat. [Latin] a country seat, and villa, or from Baile (Celtic) a city, a town a village. A writer observes that the Celtic word Baile, a town, and the Latin vallis a valley were originally the name, as the ancients built their dwellings, in low & sheltered places near river and rivulets, |
| AUCHENCRAW BURN | Auchencrow Burn Auchencraw Burn Auchencraw Burn Auchencraw Burn |
George Henderson, Surgeon, Chirnside James Greenfield John Lowe Reston History of Coldingham Page, 118. |
011.05 ; 011.06 ; 011.10 | Auchencrow - In some of the old charters it is spelt Aldengraw. The first form of the word is [--dently] derived from the Celtic, Ach, a field, na, of the, and cro a fold for sheep, a cattle house, a stall, a stable;- Ach-na-cro The field of the cattle folds, The latter form, Aldengraw is derived from (Alden) Brit. [British] a rivulet, a stream and cro a fold_ The fold on the stream, descriptive of its situation The village of Auchencrow being situated on the banks of a small rivulet in a low and sheltered situation, from which the Burn obtains the name. |
Continued entries/extra info
Ph [Parish] of Coldingham [Page] 51.
Sheet 11 No 10 Trace 2 Collected by John Webster Pte [Private] RS&M. [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
The right edge of this page has blanked out on enlargement and I have used a magnifying glass on a printout to decipher missing words.
In Descriptive remarks for Auchencraw Burn unable to fully decipher the word before derived - [--dently] or possibly [--ciently].
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 11 - Parish of Coldingham, OS1/5/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Coldingham.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick 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 Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.