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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSO [parish] | Kelso (Parish) | Map of Scotland Map of Roxburghshire Map of Berwickshire New Statistical account Fullerton's Gazetteer |
005.16; 006.13; 09.03; 09.04; 09.07; 09.08; 09.12; 010.01 | The name of the town of Kelso gave a corresponding one to the parish - Kelso, formerly written "Kellsowe", and at still more recent periods, Calchow, and Calkow, is supposed to owe its name to the cliff on which part of the town Stands - The name Calkow is composed of two words, - the Celtic Calch or Cealc, Chalk, and the anglo-Saxon ho or how, a height: and as the cliff referred to contains gypsum, and other calcareous earths, the appellation Calkhow (Scottish Cauk-heugh) is far from inappropriate - In Shape, the parish is nearly triangular; its greatest length is about 5 miles, its greatest breadth about 4 - It is divided into two nearly equal parts by the River Tweed; which intersects it in a N. [North] easterly direction, for about 3 miles - [Continued on page 2] |
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[Page] 1Parish of Kelso
[signed] W. Beatty.
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Moira L- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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