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Location: Maxton
Town: Newton St Boswells
Information: The Village of Maxton lies on the A699, 1½ miles to the east of St Boswells and 8½ miles to the west of Kelso.
The Village along with 241 others was destroyed during the Hertford purge of 1545. It soon recovered, and was made a Burgh of Barony in 1587, by Ker of Littledean, the major landowner of the time. At one time, it was reputed to have had sufficient houses to have contained 4000 or 5000 inhabitants, and to have been able to furnish 1000 men in times of war.
Titles: Strange Tales of the Borders (Old and New) | The Deil of Littledean | Ladies of Maxton |
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Home | Location detail page
Location: Maxton
Town: Newton St Boswells
Information: The Village of Maxton lies on the A699, 1½ miles to the east of St Boswells and 8½ miles to the west of Kelso.
The Village along with 241 others was destroyed during the Hertford purge of 1545. It soon recovered, and was made a Burgh of Barony in 1587, by Ker of Littledean, the major landowner of the time. At one time, it was reputed to have had sufficient houses to have contained 4000 or 5000 inhabitants, and to have been able to furnish 1000 men in times of war.
Titles: Strange Tales of the Borders (Old and New) | The Deil of Littledean | Ladies of Maxton |
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009