Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRAFONTANE CHURCH AND GRAVE YARD (Site of) | Strafontane Church and Graveyard (Site of) | Statistical Account of Berwickshire Chambers Gazetteer The Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Davison abbey St. Bathans |
010.01 | In the New Statistical Account of Berwickshire Page 108. it is stated. "The history of the Parish of Strafontane commences in the reign of David the Second, in which reign an hospital was founded here, but the name of the founder is forgotten. This house seems at one time to have been dependent on the Abbey of Alnwick. It was in 1437 transferred by the Abbot of that place to the Monastery of Dryburgh, & it Came - ultimately into the possession of the Collegiate Church of Dunglass, & gave title to one of the Prebends. Its original destination as an Hospital was changed to that of a Church, but public worship Ceased to be performed in it at the time of the Reformation. Its Cure |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 13
Parish of Abbey St. Bathans -- W. Beatty
Sheet 10. 1. Trace
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 2 - Parish of Abbey St Bathans, OS1/5/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Abbey St. Bathans.
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.