Jedburgh

Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Jedburgh
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.static_image_name: Jedburgh Castle 01.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 300px
UK place.static_image_caption: "Strenue et Prospere", Earnestly and Successfully
UK place.area_total_km2: 1.74
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NT649205
UK place.map_type: Scotland
UK place.post_town: JEDBURGH
UK place.postcode_area: TD
UK place.postcode_district: TD8
UK place.dial_code: 01835
UK place.constituency_westminster: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
UK place.civil_parish: Jedburgh
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi: 41
UK place.edinburgh_direction: NW
UK place.gaelic_name: Deadard

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Notable people
The town today
Transport
Sport
See also
References
External links

Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire.

==History== Jedburgh began as Jedworð, the "worth" or enclosed settlement on the Jed. Later the more familiar word "burgh" was substituted for this, though the original name survives as Jeddart/Jethart.

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