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Roxburgh, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Roxburgh Junction), Roxburghshire - par., 7781 ac., pop. 1012; vil., near river Teviot, 3 miles SW. of Ivelso; P.O. Old Roxburgh, an ancient royal burgh, stood 2 miles NE. of the vil., and was the birthplace of Alexander III.; at Roxburgh Castle, ruin, situated near the confluence of the Teviot and the Tweed, 1¼ mile SW. of Kelso, James II. was killed in 1460; Roxburgh gives the title of Duke of Roxburghe to the Innes-Ker family.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Roxburgh ScoP Roxburghshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Roxburgh |
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