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[[File:Whitsomehill - geograph.org.uk - 339568.jpg|thumb|right|Row of houses by the farm at Whitsomehill]] | [[File:Whitsomehill - geograph.org.uk - 339568.jpg|thumb|right|Row of houses by the farm at Whitsomehill]] | ||
'''Whitsome''' is a small rural village and parish in [[Berwickshire]], on the B6437 road, near [[Duns]], [[Fogo]], [[Ladykirk]], [[Leitholm]] and [[Swinton, Berwickshire|Swinton]]. | '''Whitsome''' is a small rural village and parish in [[Berwickshire]], on the B6437 road, near [[Duns]], [[Fogo]], [[Ladykirk]], [[Leitholm]] and [[Swinton, Berwickshire|Swinton]]. In 1735, after the decay of the old church of [[Hilton, Berwickshire|Hilton]], that parish was merged into Whitsome. | ||
==Place-name meaning== | ==Place-name meaning== | ||
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==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|55.7484|-2.2257|zoom=14}} | |||
*[http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?action=do_search&id=1355&p_name=WHITSOME&p_type=PARISH&p_county1=Berwickshire RCAHMS site record for Whitsome] | *[http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?action=do_search&id=1355&p_name=WHITSOME&p_type=PARISH&p_county1=Berwickshire RCAHMS site record for Whitsome] | ||
*[http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/pardetails858.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Whitsome] | *[http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/pardetails858.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Whitsome] | ||
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*[http://bordersfhs.org.uk/whitsome.asp Borders Family History Society: Whitsome] | *[http://bordersfhs.org.uk/whitsome.asp Borders Family History Society: Whitsome] | ||
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/573807 GEOGRAPH image: Whitsome Church] | *[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/573807 GEOGRAPH image: Whitsome Church] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages in Berwickshire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Berwickshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 20 September 2016
Whitsome is a small rural village and parish in Berwickshire, on the B6437 road, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton. In 1735, after the decay of the old church of Hilton, that parish was merged into Whitsome.
Place-name meaning
Whitsome derives from Old English hwit-husum "at the white houses". This may refer to white stone buildings, or houses painted white. The name has been recorded as the following over the centuries:
- æt hwitum husum, 984 (literally "at the white houses, -um being dative plural).
- Huuithusum, 1038 (double u was written since "w" could not be pronounced by the author)
- Witsum, 1124 (contracted form)
Outside links
- Location map: 55°44’54"N, 2°13’33"W
- RCAHMS site record for Whitsome
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Whitsome
- Excavation of cist burial, Leetside Farm, Whitsome
- [1] Forestry Commission: Consultation with Edrom, Allanton and Whitsome Community Council
- GENUKI: History of Whitsome
- Borders Family History Society: Whitsome
- GEOGRAPH image: Whitsome Church