Oxnam () is a village near
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 ...
, in
Roxburghshire in the
Scottish Borders
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area of
Scotland
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. It is a primarily
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...
village.
The placename Oxnam is from Old English ''oxa'' (
genitive ''oxan'') "
oxen" and ''ham'' "village", the meaning being "village where
ox are bred". The name was recorded as ''Oxenamm'' in 1148, and sometimes known as Oxenham.
Current local placenames include Oxnam Green, Oxnam Kirk, Oxnam Mains, Oxnam Neuk, Oxnam Pond, Oxnam Row, Oxnam Sawmill, and Oxnam School.
Dere Street passes through the village.
[Margary, I D (1957), 'Roman roads in Britain: north of the Foss Way - Bristol channel (including Wales and Scotland)', London.] Other places nearby include
Bairnkine,
Camptown,
Crailing
Crailing is a village on the A698, in Teviotdale, 4m east of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of ...
,
Crailinghall,
Hownam,
Kelso,
Newbigging.
See also
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List of places in the Scottish Borders
''Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.
This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlet (place), hamlets, castles, golf courses ...
*
List of places in Scotland
References
External links
RCAHMS record of Oxnam ParishRCAHMS/Canmore record for Oxnam churchyardSCRAN image: Oxnam churchyard, gravestone commemorating William ElliottHistoric Building Recording: Steading Buildings, Swinside Townhead Farm, Oxnam
Roxburgh
Villages in the Scottish Borders
Parishes in Roxburghshire
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