Clovenfords

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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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References