Ednam
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Disambiguation: "Ednam" can also refer to the aristocratic title Viscount Ednam
Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
.
Places nearby include Stichill
, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles
, Gordon, Greenlaw
as well as Floors Castle
.
The village was formerly in Roxburghshire
. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water
.
Ednam is notable for having been associated with several Scottish poets, namely
Henry Francis Lyte
, writer of Abide With Me; William Wright
, John Gibson Smith
and James Thomson, writer of Rule Britannia.
Other people associated with Ednam include William Purves, a banker, Duncan Taylor
, a teacher and James Dickson
an entrepreneur. John 'Coocke' or 'Cuke'- grandfather of Captain Cook also came from here.
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Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
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.
Places nearby include Stichill
Stichill
Stichill is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire, a division of the Scottish Borders. Situated north of the Burgh of Kelso, Stichill lies north of the Eden Water and from the English Border at Coldstream....
, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles
Eccles, Scottish Borders
thumbEccles is a village and agricultural parish near Kelso in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The village is conjoined with Birgham and Leitholm...
, Gordon, Greenlaw
Greenlaw
Greenlaw is a small town situated in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills on Blackadder Water at the junction of the A697 and the A6105 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Greenlaw was first made the county town of Berwickshire in 1596, and was the first town to take on this role since the...
as well as Floors Castle
Floors Castle
Floors Castle, on the western outskirts of Kelso, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is a country house, rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for the 1st Duke, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house...
.
The village was formerly in Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water
Eden Water
Eden Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. "Water" is the Lowland Scots term for a small river.The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden Water passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's...
.
Ednam is notable for having been associated with several Scottish poets, namely
Henry Francis Lyte
Henry Francis Lyte
Henry Francis Lyte was a Scottish Anglican divine and hymn-writer.-Youth and education:Henry Francis Lyte was born to Thomas and Anna Maria Lyte on a farm at Ednam, near Kelso, Scotland...
, writer of Abide With Me; William Wright
William Wright (poet)
William Wright was a Scottish poet.Born in the Row, Ednam, he was largely paralysed from birth.He was particularly keen on nature poetry, and spent long hours in Ednam kirkyard penning his poems, which include,"To a Robin Redbreast", "To a Thrush" and "To a Wild Flower"...
, John Gibson Smith
John Gibson Smith
John Gibson Smith was a Scottish poet.He may have been from Innerleithen, a small village near Peebles in the south of Scotland. He moved to Ednam as a schoolmaster in 1834.He was a keen gardener and wrote about all he saw...
and James Thomson, writer of Rule Britannia.
Other people associated with Ednam include William Purves, a banker, Duncan Taylor
Duncan Taylor
Duncan Taylor is an independent Scotch whisky bottler located in Huntly, part of Speyside, Scotland’s largest whisky producing region.- History :...
, a teacher and James Dickson
James Dickson
Sir James Robert Dickson, KCMG was an Australian politician and businessman, the 13th Premier of Queensland and a member of the first federal ministry....
an entrepreneur. John 'Coocke' or 'Cuke'- grandfather of Captain Cook also came from here.
See also
- Ednam ChurchEdnam ChurchEdnam Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland and is co–joined with Kelso North Church in Kelso. Ednam is in the old county of Roxburghshire now part of the Scottish Borders Council...
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
External links
- RCAHMS record of Ednam
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Ednam
- Scottish Borders Council: Adopted Local Plan / Ednam Settlement Profile and Map
- Ednam Primary School, Inspections
- Church of Scotland: Parish of Kelso North and Ednam