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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAPLEGORDON | Staplegordon Staplegordon Staplegordon Staple Gordon Staplegordon Staplegordon Staplegordon Staplegordon Staplegordon |
Alexander Gray Potholm John Little Potholm Johnston's Co [County] Map Valuation New Stat Acc [New Statistical Account] Johnston's County Map Chalmers Caledonia Fullarton's Gazetteer J Elliot Esq Middleholm |
045 | [situation] 18 Chains NW [North West] from Potholm. This name applies to a small row of Cottages one story high slated on the farm of Potholm situated a little to the North of Staplegordon Churchyard occupied by farm labourers. The property of the Duke of Buccleuch. In 1703 the Parish of Staplegordon was united to that of Wauchope which now forms that of Langholm. The ecclesiastical property of Staplegordon was given in the 12th Century by William de Cunigburo to the Monks of Kelso and it passed at the Reformation to the earl of Roxburgh but was purchased back by the Crown and enjoyed for a brief period by the bishop of Galloway vide Statistical Gazetteer of Scotland |
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[page] 14Parish of Langholm Sheet 45 No 2 Trace 2
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