Whitsome Explained

Official Name:Whitsome
Country:Scotland
Os Grid Reference:NT859504
Edinburgh Distance Mi:40
London Distance Mi:305
Unitary Scotland:Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy Scotland:Berwickshire
Coordinates:55.7489°N -2.2175°W
Constituency Westminster:Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Post Town:DUNS
Postcode District:TD11
Postcode Area:TD

Whitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton.

Place-name meaning

Whitsome derives from Old English hwit-husum "at the white houses". This may refer to white stone buildings, or houses painted white. The name has been recorded as the following over the centuries:

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