Place:Ednam (village), Roxburghshire, Scotland

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NameEdnam (village)
TypeVillage
Coordinates55.6276°N 2.424°W
Located inRoxburghshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoEdnam, Roxburghshire, Scotlandparish in which the village of Ednam was located until 1975
Borders, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
Scottish Borders, Scotlandunitary authority since 1996

Ednam is a village in a parish of the same name in the former county of Roxburgh, Ednam is situated on the Eden Water, 3 miles (5 km) north of Kelso. It was the birthplace of the poet, James Thomson (1700-48), author of The Seasons, and the hymn-writer and clergyman, Henry Francis Lyte (1793 - 1847), author of Abide with Me.

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