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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| COCKBURNSPATH [village] | Cockburnspath Cockburnspath Cockburnspath Cockburnspath Cockburnspath Cockburnspath Cockburnspath |
The Revd [Reverend] W Paterson Parish Minister, Cockburnspath Mr John McGregor Parish Schoolmaster Cockburnspath. Mr Aitcheson Cockburnspath Chalmer's Caledonia Fullarton's Scottish Gazeteer New Statistical Account of Berwickshire |
001.14 | [Situation] On the West side of the Road leading from Dunbar to Berwick about three chains S. [South] of the North Plan line, twelve W. [West] from the E. [East] plan line and about fourteen N.W. [North West] from Chapelhill. A small rural village near the North West end of the Parish on the road leading southward from Dunbar to Berwick the first town being 8 miles distant, the latter 22. It consists of the Parish Church. Manse. and a collection of dwelling houses generally of modern construction. and in good repair. with gardens attached to each. There is a large open space in the middle and the remains of the Town cross in the centre. The North British Railway passes close to the village and a Railway Station is within 3 minutes walk of it. In the village are a surgeon. a baker a butcher 2 grocers or general nerchants. a carpenter a smith 3 tailors 2 shoemakers 1 cooper1 constable several masons. and a dress maker. The village belongs to Sir John Hall Bart. [Baronet] and the householders are all tenants at will. there being no such thing as a feu in the Parish. The population consists of about 250 persons, Fishermen farm laborers. & the trades & the various avove named. The name of Cockburnspath was anciently Colbrandspath. The corruption of the old name, however, began as early as 1506. The original name was nothing more than the path of Colbrand - the name of some particular person - Tradition talks of Colbran; a Danish general, who performed some action here. Vide. Chalmers' Caledonia Vol 2 P 393 |
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