Melrose, Scottish Borders

Melrose
Melrose is located in Scottish Borders
Melrose
Melrose
Location within the Scottish Borders
Population2,500 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT5434
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMELROSE
Postcode districtTD6
Dialling code01896
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°35′53″N 2°43′52″W / 55.598°N 2.731°W / 55.598; -2.731

Melrose (Scottish Gaelic: Maolros, "bald moor")[2] is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire.[3] It lies within the Eildon committee area of Scottish Borders Council.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Gaelic Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir (2003)" (PDF). Scottish.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Database: Melrose". Gaelic Place-names of Scotland. Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2011.