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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITSOME [Parish] | Whitsome (Parish) | Fullerton's Gazetteer Scotland New Statistical account of Berwickshire Map of Berwickshire |
017 ; 023 | The ancient name of Whitsome is variously written, Whytshoom, Whitsum, Quitsum, and Huitsum. It is derived from White or Huite, and Ham or Home. Huite appears as one of the witnesses in Edgard Charter, granting the adjoining Swinton to the Monks of St. Cuthbert. When the charter was confirmed in 1392, the Chancery Clerk of Robert III, wrote Qhuite for Huite. The circumstantial evidence is therefore pretty strong that the parish is indebted for its present designation to the residence of White; and thus its origin may be traced to a period anterior to the Conquest. The etymology of "Hilton" (which was a separate parish up to 1735 but then united to Whitsome, indicating a turn on or near an eminence, is obvious The extent of the parish in length from East to West is about 4 1/2 miles, and in Medial breadth 1 3/4. The whole Contains 7 3/4 Square Miles. It presents the figure of an irregular parallelogram, bounded on the East by Hutton [Continued on Page 2] |
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