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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDNAM (Parish) | Ednam (Parish) | The County Map Fullertons Gazetter New Statistical Account - |
005; 006; 010 | Ednam contracted from Edenham, signifies a Hamlet in the river Eden, and is descriptive of the Situation of the Village - In its form it approaches to a square; its greatest length being about 3 1/4 miles, and to its greatest breadth about 3 miles - It is bounded on the North & North East by Eccles in Berwickshire, on the N [North] West, by Stitchill; on the S.W. [South West] and South, by Nenthorn & Kelso, and on the S. [South] East by Sprouston - Ednam hill, is the only one in the parish, shelters the Village on the East - It rises to no great height, being arable to the top, but commands a very extensive view of the surrounding country - Except the Tweed, which forms the S. [South] Eastern boundary of the parish and divides it from Sprouston Parish, the "Eden" is the only stream belonging to Ednam - |
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