OS1/30/10/1
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk | Selkirk (Parish) | Chalmers Caledonia Fullerton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account of Berwickshire |
007.07 | The name Selkirk, according to Sir James Dalrymple, is derived from two Celtic words, Schelch and greech, signifying the Kirk in the Wood or Forest. This derivation receives consideral support from the fact, that this part of the country was formerly covered with wood, and formed a Royal chase; and it has been adopted in the former Statistical account of this parish. It is elsewhere asserted that the name is written in old characters Seleschirche, Selechyne, or Selchire, meaning the great or good church. In a charter of William the Lion, it is written Seleschirche. From the great irregularities, and the capricious windings of its boundaries in which no regard is paid to the features of the Country, it is impossible [Continued on OS1/30/10/2A] |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 1Parish of Selkirk -- W Beatty
[Note] -- For description of the Borough
of Selkirk see Book for
5 part of that Town
[initialled] AS McL 5 May 1870
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