Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDROM [village] | Edrom Village Edrom Village Edrom Village |
James Wilson, Minr. [Minister] David Mclain Broomhouse C. Airth, Schoolmaster |
017.01 | A small village situated on the Broomhouse estate consisting of a School, Post office and smithy with residences attached. It receives its name from Ader coming from the Cambro-British word Awedur signifying running water and hum in Anglo-Saxon Signifying a Village" See statistical account of Scotland Page 266 |
| CHURCH | Church Church Church |
Mr Wilson. Minister Mr McLain Broomhouse Mr Airth Schoolmaster |
017.10 | A parish church is supposed to have been built about the year 1499. and was repaired in 1782 - and subsequently fitted up with private Galleries -- Sittings 407-- |
| MANSE | Manse (Established) | Mr Wilson Minister Mr McLain Broomhouse Mr Airth Schoolmaster |
017.10 | A comfortable house with 10 acres of arable ground attached, (the residence of the Ph [Parish] Minister) it was built in the year 1760 |
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Ph [Parish] of Edrom -- Collected by James Hannan -- Sheet 17 No 1-- Trace 4
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.