OS grid reference NT698183 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district TD8 Local time Tuesday 11:43 PM Council area Scottish Borders | Country Scotland Post town JEDBURGH Police Scottish Dialling code 01835 | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 91% Humidity Scottish parliament Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire UK parliament constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Lieutenancy areas Scottish Borders, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale | ||
Oxnam (Scots: Owsenam) is a village near Jedburgh, in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a primarily residential village.
Map of Oxnam, Jedburgh, UK
The placename Oxnam is from Old English oxa (genitive oxan) "oxen" and ham "village", the meaning being "village where ox are bred". The name was recorded as Oxenamm in 1148, and sometimes known as Oxenham.
Current local placenames include Oxnam Green, Oxnam Kirk, Oxnam Mains, Oxnam Neuk, Oxnam Pond, Oxnam Row, Oxnam Sawmill, and Oxnam School.
Dere Street passes through the village. Other places nearby include Bairnkine, Camptown, Crailing, Crailinghall, Hownam, Kelso, Newbigging.
References
Oxnam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA