Clovenfords
| Clovenfords | |
| Selkirkshire | |
|---|---|
 Clovenfords | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT448364 |
| Location: | 55°37’6"N, 2°52’36"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Galashiels |
| Postcode: | TD1 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scottish Borders |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
Clovenfords is a village in Selkirkshire, a mile north of the hamlet of Caddonfoot and four miles west of Galashiels.
The village sits on undulating grasslands and surrounding rolling hills. The 2011 census gave it a population count of 562 people.
History
Clovenfords began circa 1750 on the stagecoach route between Carlisle and Edinburgh. The village boasted a smithy, a post office and a handful of cottages when Galashiels was only a hamlet dependent on Clovenfords for its mail deliveries and news from the outside world.
A new primary school was opened in Clovenfords in 2012, replacing the old building at Caddonfoot which dated back to 1840.
Hotel
Clovenfords Hotel is a focal point of the community. It first opened circa 1750, known as Whytbank Inn. Walter Scott stayed frequently at the hotel after he was appointed a sheriff in 1799, and the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy stayed there in 1803.[1] In 2016, the hotel underwent extensive refurbishment.[2]
Village Hall
Caddonfoot Hall is located a mile south of Clovenfords and hosts regular activities for the people of the village, including country dancing, badminton and a children's playgroup. The hall was given to the people of Caddonfoot Parish in 1929 by Lady Louisa Mary Anderson of Yair House, and is managed by a committee of user group representatives.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Clovenfords) |
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Clovenfords
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Peel House (a country house by Caddonfoot)