Edrom
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 48 ′ N , 2 ° 16 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | DUNS | ||
| ZIP code section | TD11 | ||
| prefix | 01890 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
Edrom is a village in the north-east of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is located about five kilometers northeast of Duns near the left bank of Whiteadder Water .
history
Since 1139 at the latest, there has been a church on the site, which was subordinate to the Coldingham Priory . Today's Edrom Parish Church dates back to 1737. The find of a hogback from the 11th century in the cemetery is remarkable .
In the early 18th century, which was on the northern edge of Edrom mansion Edrom House built. In the 1790s, another mansion was added , Manderston House to the west . A fortification of the Home clan was previously located there .
traffic
Located in a sparsely populated region of the Scottish Borders, Edrom is only connected to the road network via an unclassified secondary road. South runs the A6105 , which connects Earlston to Berwick-upon-Tweed . The A6112 is also accessible in Duns .
In 1849 Edrom got its own station on the first section of the later Berwickshire Railway . The line connected St Boswells with Reston from 1865 and thus created a connection between the Waverley Line and the East Coast Main Line . In 1951 the Edrom train station was closed.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Edrom Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on the Berwickshire Railway