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Whitsome

Summary

Whitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton.

Whitsome
Whitsome is located in Scottish Borders
Whitsome
Whitsome
Location within the Scottish Borders
OS grid referenceNT859504
• Edinburgh40 mi (64 km)
• London305 mi (491 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNS
Postcode districtTD11
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°44′56″N 2°13′03″W / 55.74889°N 2.21750°W / 55.74889; -2.21750

Place-name meaning edit

Whitsome derives from Old English hwit-husum "at the white houses". This may refer to white stone buildings, or houses painted white. The name has been recorded as the following over the centuries:

  • æt hwitum husum, 984 (literally "at the white houses, -um being dative plural).
  • Huuithusum, 1038 (double u was written since "w" could not be pronounced by the author)
  • Witsum, 1124 (contracted form)

See also edit

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whitsome.
  • RCAHMS site record for Whitsome
  • Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Whitsome
  • Excavation of cist burial, Leetside Farm, Whitsome
  • [1] Forestry Commission: Consultation with Edrom, Allanton and Whitsome Community Council
  • GENUKI: History of Whitsome
  • Borders Family History Society: Whitsome
  • GEOGRAPH image: Whitsome Church