Oxton
Oxton is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. It is 4+1⁄2 miles north of Lauder, and 20 mi southeast of the centre of Edinburgh, yet in a quiet rural position.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 270 residents
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Oxton, Scottish Borders”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Channelkirk Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Addinston and Lauder.
Addinston
Hamlet
Addinston is a farming village, off the A697, close to the Carfraemill roundabout, with two hill forts and settlements, in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.
Lauder
Village
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The former Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders in the historic county of Berwickshire. On the Southern Upland Way, the burgh lies 27 miles southeast of Edinburgh, on the western edge of the Lammermuir Hills. Lauder is situated 4 miles southeast of Oxton.
Stow of Wedale
Village
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Stow of Wedale, or more often Stow, is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 7 miles north of Galashiels. In the 2011 Census the population was 718. It is served by Stow railway station. Stow of Wedale is situated 6 miles southwest of Oxton.
Oxton
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.77182° or 55° 46′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.80165° or 2° 48′ 6″ westPopulation
270Elevation
725 feet (221 metres)Open location code
9C7VQ5CX+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 259853296OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640714Wikidata ID
Q7115774
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Oxton” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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