In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Maxton like this:
Maxton, par., vil., and seat, with ry. sta., Roxburghshire, on S. side of river Tweed - par., 4422 ac., pop. 456; the vil. is 14 mile SE. of St Boswells and 8½ miles SW. of Kelso.
Maxton through time
Maxton 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 Maxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maxton, in Scottish Borders and Roxburghshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16515
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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