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Jedburgh

Jedburgh is a town in the , ten miles north of the border with England. It's best known for its ruined abbey, while the countryside around is dotted with turrets and towerhouses from the medieval days of banditry.
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  • Type: Town with 3,890 residents
  • Description: town in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Jedburg”
Photo: Davidkilpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jedburgh Town Hall and Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Town hall
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Jedburgh Public Hall known as is a listed building in the centre of Jedburgh opposite the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. It was opened in 1900 as the town's principal public building. It overlooks a large car park which is beside the A68.

Courthouse
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, formerly County Buildings, is a judicial building in the Market Square in Jedburgh in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category B listed building.

Library
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was last housed in the second building built for Andrew Carnegie in Jedburgh at a cost of £1,700. It was one of the many libraries built by Carnegie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancrum and Lanton.

Village
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is a village in the area of , 5 km northwest of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300 — is situated just off the A68 trunk road on the B6400, which runs through . lies 7 miles further along the B6400 and can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the . is situated 3 miles northwest of Jedburgh.

Village
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is a village in the area of , near Jedburgh and , off the A698.

Hamlet
is a village near in the area of , in the former Roxburghshire. is on the route of the St. Cuthbert's Way and the Roman Heritage Way. is situated 3 miles east of Jedburgh.

Jedburgh

Latitude
55.4776° or 55° 28′ 40″ north
Longitude
-2.5554° or 2° 33′ 19″ west
Population
3,890
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB JBG
Open location code
9C7VFCHV+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21757412
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2645970
Wiki­data ID
Q1012401
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Jedburgh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جيدبورغ”
  • Armenian: “Ջեդբուրգ”
  • Asturian: “Jedburgh”
  • Basque: “Jedburgh”
  • Bengali: “জেডবার্গ”
  • Breton: “Deadard”
  • Catalan: “Jedburgh”
  • Cebuano: “Jedburgh”
  • Chinese: “傑德布格”
  • Chinese: “杰德堡”
  • Chinese: “杰德布格”
  • Czech: “Jedburgh”
  • Dutch: “Jedburgh”
  • French: “Jedburgh”
  • Georgian: “ჯედბორო”
  • German: “Jedburgh”
  • Gujarati: “જેડબર્ગ”
  • Hebrew: “ג’דבורג”
  • Irish: “Deadard”
  • Italian: “Jedburgh”
  • Japanese: “ジェドバラ”
  • Kannada: “ಜೆಡ್ಬರ್ಗ್”
  • Korean: “제드버러”
  • Lithuanian: “Džedburgas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jedburgh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jedburgh”
  • Norwegian: “Jedburgh”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Gedweorð”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Iudan burh”
  • Persian: “جدبرا”
  • Persian: “جدبورگ”
  • Polish: “Jedburgh”
  • Portuguese: “Jedburgh”
  • Portuguese: “Jedburgo”
  • Romanian: “Jedburgh”
  • Russian: “Джедборо”
  • Russian: “Джедбург”
  • Scots: “Jeddart”
  • Scots: “Jethart”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Dead Àrd”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Deadard”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Jedburgh”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jedburgh”
  • Slovak: “Jedburgh”
  • Slovenian: “Jedburgh”
  • Spanish: “Jedburgh”
  • Spanish: “Jeddart”
  • Spanish: “Jethart”
  • Swedish: “Jedburgh”
  • Tamil: “ஜடபர்கத்”
  • Telugu: “జెడ్బ్రుగ్”
  • Urdu: “جیدبورگھ”
  • Welsh: “Jedburgh”
  • “Jedburgh”

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