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Parish of Melrose
W.Beatty

Melrose (Parish) Continued
into decay, and a great Monestary was founded in a more favorable situation further up the river, the name of Melrose, interesting from sacred associations connected with it, was given to the more religious establishment -
Subsequently it was transferred to the to the adjoining Village, and to the parish in which it stands - This etymyology is deducible from history of the most authentic nature.
The parish of Melrose is one of the most extensive in the County - Its length from the top of the Middlemost of the Eildon Hills to Upper Blainslie is nearly 9 Miles- Its average breadth 5 1/2 miles -
It is bounded in the North, by Lauder: on the West by Stow in Edinburgh Shire & (Part of) Stow & Galashiels in Selkirkshire: on the South by Galashies (Ph [Parish] of Bowden and St Boswells - on the East by