Place:St. Boswells (village), Roxburghshire, Scotland

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Name	St. Boswells (village)
Alt names	St Boswells
	Lessuden
Type	Village
Coordinates	55.57°N 2.6469°W
Located in	Roxburghshire, Scotland ( - 1975)
See also	St. Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland	parish in which the village of St. Boswells was located until 1975
	Borders, Scotland	regional administration 1975-1996
	Scottish Borders, Scotland	unitary authority since 1996

St. Boswells is located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Melrose in the old county of Roxburghshire. The village is also known as Lessuden and lies adjacent to Newtown St Boswells. The village may be named for St Bosiel and was well known for having Scotland's largest village green (16 hectares or 40 acres), for the region's largest livestock fair, and for holding the Buccleuch Hunt. Notable buildings include the early 19th Century pink sandstone kennels of the Buccleuch Hunt, the red sandstone villas of the Croft (1870s), Braeheads House (c.1908) by F. William Deas, and Lessuden House (17th century) which has been the family house of the Scotts of Raeburn.

Nearby stand the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey (12th century) which include a rose window and the burial sites of Sir Walter Scott and Field-Marshal Earl Haig. The village of Bowden (2 miles or 3 km west) possesses a very early church (1128) which includes a 17th century 'laird's loft' carved with the arms of the Cavers Kerr family.

(Description based on that in [Scottish Places]

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