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Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 9 - Parish of Coldingham, OS1/5/9

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Parish of Coldingham
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Sheet 5. No 4 Trace 2

"daughter of Ethelfred. though we feel r[*] disposed to attribute it to her brother Oswald under whose auspices the Sister Convent of Lindisferne was founded in A.D 635. [*] earlier ecclesiastical writers are silent on [*] point, though they all agree in making Ebba its benevolent patron and benefactr[*]. According to tradition there was a relig[*] temple on St Abb's head previous to the landing of Ebba on these Shores. "It t[*] that when the Monks, who officiated [*] the lone temple, which like the eyr[*] the eagle was perched upon that w[*] mountain promontory; one stormy [*] were looking out on the raging ocean, [*], beheld with astonishment, her little [*] steered by a helmsman of Mone[*] "Mortal Mould" land in safety upon [*] sandy beach a little southward from [*] where St Abb's rears its front ab[*] the waves"_ History of the Priory of Coldingham. pp 225 & 226

Transcriber's notes

Most of the words on the right edge are lost because of the fold and I have noted this as [*].

Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 9 - Parish of Coldingham, OS1/5/9

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.

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