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'''Ednam''' is a small village and parish near [[Kelso]] in [[Roxburghshire]], close to the border with [[Berwickshire]]. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on [[Eden Water]]. | '''Ednam''' is a small village and parish near [[Kelso]] in [[Roxburghshire]], close to the border with [[Berwickshire]]. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on [[Eden Water]]. | ||
The parish is bordered by Berwickshire on the south-east and north-west, namely the parishes of [[Nenthorn]] and [[Eccles, Berwickshire|Eccles]] respectively; [[Stichill]] forms a salient of Roxburghshire to the north-west; while Kelso and [[Sprouston]] adjoin the southern boundary. Other nearby places include [[Gordon]], [[Greenlaw]] as well as [[Floors Castle]]. | |||
Ednam is notable for having been associated with several Scottish poets, namely | Ednam is notable for having been associated with several Scottish poets, namely | ||
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==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|55.62806|-2.4175|zoom=14}} | |||
*[http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?action=do_search&id=786&p_name=EDNAM&p_type=PARISH&p_county1=Roxburghshire RCAHMS record of Ednam] | *[http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?action=do_search&id=786&p_name=EDNAM&p_type=PARISH&p_county1=Roxburghshire RCAHMS record of Ednam] | ||
*[http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst907.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Ednam] | *[http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst907.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Ednam] | ||
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*[http://www.kelsonorthandednam.org.uk/ Church of Scotland: Parish of Kelso North and Ednam] | *[http://www.kelsonorthandednam.org.uk/ Church of Scotland: Parish of Kelso North and Ednam] | ||
* [http://www.ednam.bordernet.co.uk/ Ednam website] | * [http://www.ednam.bordernet.co.uk/ Ednam website] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages in Roxburghshire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Roxburghshire]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:37, 15 May 2016
Ednam is a small village and parish near Kelso in Roxburghshire, close to the border with Berwickshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water.
The parish is bordered by Berwickshire on the south-east and north-west, namely the parishes of Nenthorn and Eccles respectively; Stichill forms a salient of Roxburghshire to the north-west; while Kelso and Sprouston adjoin the southern boundary. Other nearby places include Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle.
Ednam is notable for having been associated with several Scottish poets, namely Henry Francis Lyte, writer of Abide With Me; William Wright, John Gibson Smith and James Thomson, writer of Rule Britannia.
Other people associated with Ednam include William Purves, a banker. John 'Coocke' or 'Cuke'- grandfather of Captain Cook also came from here.
Near the village is a knoll called The Piper's Grave. It is named after a legend that a local piper once went searching for fairies in the hill, and was never seen again.[1]
References
- ↑ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 419. ISBN 9780340165973.
Outside links
- Location map: 55°37’41"N, 2°25’3"W
- RCAHMS record of Ednam
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Ednam
- Scottish Borders Council: Adopted Local Plan / Ednam Settlement Profile and Map
- Ednam Primary School, Inspections
- Church of Scotland: Parish of Kelso North and Ednam
- Ednam website
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