Volume contents
- 1 - Berwick town , page 1 (start)
- 1A - Berwick town , plan of Berwick (1650)
- 2 - Berwick town , page 2
- 10 - Berwick town , page 10
- 20 - Berwick town , page 20
- 30 - Berwick town , page 30
- 40 - Berwick town , page 40
- 50 - Berwick town , page 50
- 60 - Berwick town , page 60
- 70 - Berwick town , page 70
- 80 - Berwick town , page 80
- 86 - Berwick town , page 86 (end)
- 87 - Berwick town , title page
- 88 - Berwick town , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTY OF THE BOROUGH AND TOWN OF BERWICK UPON TWEED | County of the Borough and Town of Berwick upon Tweed | 5 & 6th William IV Cap. [Captain] 76 Sec. 109 Robert Home Esq. Clerk of the Peace for the town of Berwick |
The etymology of the word Berwick has often been the subject of explanation by many authotities but none of them have agreed satisfactorily upon the derivation of the word - some have offered that it is of Saxon origin, others that it is Teutonic and there are those who have not scrupled to ascribell its name to the ancient Britons Vic or Wick is a name that implied a village situated on a hill, and Ber may be construed into a stream sweeping around a corner or angle of a hill joining the sea. Camden derives it from the Saxon Berpnicapic, signifying the town of the Bernicians - among the various etymology given of Berwick, that of Aberwick is not the least probability, for Aber signifies a River, and Wick a town; hence the name of Berwick dropping the preliminary A. The situation of Aberdeen, Aberbrothwick, Abergavenny, Aberystwith etc are |
Continued entries/extra info
W. Brathy
Mr Home was written to on this subject, by Major Burnaby
on 23 February 1860 and recommend this name.
'Liberties of Berwick' not to appear on Plans
OMO [Ordinance Mapping Office] 3 March 1860
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 4 - Town of Berwick, OS1/5/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Berwick.
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.