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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLY BURN | Billy, Billie Burn Billy Burn Billy Burn Billy Burn |
George Henderson, Surgeon Chirnside James Greenfield Reston John Lowe Reston History of Coldinghan Page 114 |
011.10 | Billy or Billie. burn, a small stream dividing the Parishes of Coldingham and Chirnside, This name probably is derived from (Billa) Lat. [Latin] a country seat, and villa, or from Baile (Celtic) a city, a town a village. A writer observes that the Celtic word Baile, a town, and the Latin vallis a valley were originally the name, as the ancients built their dwellings, in low & sheltered places near river and rivulets, |
| AUCHENCRAW BURN | Auchencrow Burn Auchencraw Burn Auchencraw Burn Auchencraw Burn |
George Henderson, Surgeon, Chirnside James Greenfield John Lowe Reston History of Coldingham Page, 118. |
011.05 ; 011.06 ; 011.10 | Auchencrow - In some of the old charters it is spelt Aldengraw. The first form of the word is [--dently] derived from the Celtic, Ach, a field, na, of the, and cro a fold for sheep, a cattle house, a stall, a stable;- Ach-na-cro The field of the cattle folds, The latter form, Aldengraw is derived from (Alden) Brit. [British] a rivulet, a stream and cro a fold_ The fold on the stream, descriptive of its situation The village of Auchencrow being situated on the banks of a small rivulet in a low and sheltered situation, from which the Burn obtains the name. |
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Ph [Parish] of Coldingham [Page] 51.Sheet 11 No 10 Trace 2 Collected by John Webster Pte [Private] RS&M. [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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The right edge of this page has blanked out on enlargement and I have used a magnifying glass on a printout to decipher missing words.In Descriptive remarks for Auchencraw Burn unable to fully decipher the word before derived - [--dently] or possibly [--ciently].
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