In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mertoun like this:
Merton (or Mertoun), par., SW. Berwickshire, 6374 ac., pop. 682; Merton House (1702), seat of Lord Polwarth, stands on the Tweed, 2 m. NE. of St Boswells.
Mertoun through time
Mertoun is now part of Scottish Borders district. Click here for graphs and data of how Scottish Borders has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mertoun itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mertoun, in Scottish Borders and Berwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16587
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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