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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDROM [parish] | Edrom (Parish) | New Statistical account of Berwickshire Fullerton's Gazetteer of Scotland Chalmers Caledonia |
010 ; 016 ; 017 ; 022 ; 023 | Edrom, A parish in the district of Merse, Berwickshire. In form it presents extreme angles to the north, south, and east, and would be nearly an equilateral triangle, but for having a deep indentation and a small wing on the west, and a less Considerable indentation on the South east. It is bounded on the north by Bunkle; on the northeast by Chirnside and Hutton; on the South-east by Hutton and Whitsome; And on the South-west and west by Fogo, Langton, and Dunse. Its greatest length is 7½ Miles; its greatest breadth 4 Miles; and its Superficial area 13 Square Miles. Except in the north-west divisions where there are inconsiderable rising grounds, the Surface is flat. Whittadder Water Comes down upon the parish at the north-west angle, and over a distance of Six Miles, forms its northern and north-eastern boundary-line. Blackadder Water Comes in from the south west, forms, for 1½ Mile, the boundary-line with Fogo, and then runs 5 miles north-eastward through Edrom and falls into the Whittadder at the Village of Allantown. Langton-burn, And another brook flowing from the west, unite with the Blackadder, the former drawing, for 2½ miles, the boundary-line with Dunse. Near Langton-burn, on the Edrom side, is a mineral well, called Dunse Spa, which was long celebrated for its reputed medicinal qualities, but has latterly fallen into disrepute, And become quite negelcted. The soil, on a small part of the district, is naturally moorish, but in general is rich and fertile, and, excepting about one-eighth of the Area, tastefully or necessarily devoted to plantations, buildings and roads, is all arable. Pools and lochlets formerly generated marsh and rendered the Climate insalubrious; but they have been Completely drained, to the benefit alike of health and of agricultural produce. On the estate of Kimmergham on the Blackadder is a valuable bed of Shell-Marl, which has Contributed much to the enrichment of neighbouring soils. Sandstone abounds, and is |
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Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 18 - Parish of Edrom, OS1/5/18
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Edrom.
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.