Belses is a village on the
Ale Water
The Ale Water is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch.
It meets the River Teviot, Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk ...
, in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...
area of
Scotland
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the former
Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. It de ...
. It is situated close to
Old Belses
Old Belses is a village by the Ale Water, in the Parish of Ancrum, in the Scottish Borders of Scotland, in the historic county of Roxburghshire.
Other placenames relating to Belses include Belses Mill, Belses Muir and New Belses.
Belses was a ...
, and lies south of
St Boswells
St Boswells (; ) is a village on the south side of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, about southeast of Newtown St Boswells on the A68 road. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire.
It has a hotel, pos ...
, west of
Jedburgh
Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire.
History
Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlem ...
, north of
Hawick
Hawick ( ; ; ) is a town in the Scottish Borders council areas of Scotland, council area and counties of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east o ...
, and east of
Selkirk.
Other places nearby include
Ancrum
Ancrum () is a village in the Borders area of Scotland, northwest of Jedburgh.
The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through Ancrum. Lilliesleaf ...
,
Ashkirk
Ashkirk is a small village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located just off the A7 road, approximately each way between Selkirk to the north and Hawick to the south.
Other places nearby include the Alemoor ...
, Belses,
Hassendean,
Lilliesleaf
Lilliesleaf is a small village and civil parish south east of Selkirk in the Roxburghshire area of Scottish Borders of Scotland.
Other places nearby include Ancrum, Ashkirk, Belses, Hassendean, Midlem, Minto House, Old Belses, St Bos ...
,
Minto
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,
Old Belses
Old Belses is a village by the Ale Water, in the Parish of Ancrum, in the Scottish Borders of Scotland, in the historic county of Roxburghshire.
Other placenames relating to Belses include Belses Mill, Belses Muir and New Belses.
Belses was a ...
, and
Salenside.

Belses was the site of a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
on the former
Waverley Line
The Waverley Route was a railway line that ran south from Edinburgh, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle railway station, Carlisle. The line was built by the North British Railway; the stretch from Edinburgh to Hawick open ...
, a
double track
A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.
Overview
In the earliest days of railways in the United Kingdom, most li ...
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
which linked
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
with
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
. The NBR (
North British Railway
The North British Railway was one of the two biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, ...
) closed in 1969.
See also
*
Belses railway station
Belses railway station served the village of Belses, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.
History
The station opened on 1 November 1849 as New Belses by the North British Railway
The North British Railway ...
(redirects to Waverley Line)
*
List of places in the Scottish Borders
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This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlet (place), hamlets, castles, golf courses ...
*
List of places in Scotland
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*List of burghs in Scotland
*List of census localities in Scotland
*List of islands of Scotland
**List of Shetland islands
**List of Orkney islands
**List o ...
*
List of closed railway stations in Britain
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Sources
*Evans, D (1985) 'Practical Plans, Stow and Belses', ''Practical Model Railways, vol.June 1985, page(s):32-3
External links
RCAHMS entry for Belses StationSCRAN: image of a North British Railway StencilRobin Barbour collection: Images of Belses Station from the 1960sGeograph images of Belses station
Villages in the Scottish Borders
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