Maxton
Maxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region. Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Maxton, Roxburghshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mertoun House and Mertoun Church.
Mertoun House
Photo: John Vigar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mertoun House is a country house situated by the River Tweed, 2 miles east of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. It is home to the Duke of Sutherland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Boswells and Clintmains.
St Boswells
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Boswells is a village on the south side of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, about 1 mile southeast of Newtown St Boswells on the A68 road. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire.
Clintmains
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clintmains is a village by the River Tweed in the parish of Mertoun. It is to the east of Newtown St Boswells, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland within the former county of Berwickshire.
Maxton
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.56363° or 55° 33′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.61453° or 2° 36′ 52″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
9C7VH97P+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 534948145OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Maxton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Maxton (Roxburghshire)”
- Basque: “Maxton”
- Dutch: “Maxton, Roxburghshire”
- French: “Maxton”
- Irish: “Baile Mhacais”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maxton Station and St Boswells Bank.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maxton Village Hall and Maxton Kirk.
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