Whitsome

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Whitsome
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Whitsome
Location within the Scottish Borders
OS grid reference NT859504
  Edinburgh 40 mi (64 km)
  London 305 mi (491 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNS
Postcode district TD11
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
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UK
Scotland
55°44′56″N2°13′03″W / 55.74889°N 2.21750°W / 55.74889; -2.21750

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

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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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