Whitsome

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

Whitsome
Whitsome Location within the Scottish Borders
OS grid reference	NT859504
• Edinburgh	40 mi (64 km)
• London	305 mi (491 km)
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Berwickshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNS
Postcode district	TD11
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

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:

• æt hwitum husum, 984 (literally "at the white houses, -um being dative plural).
• Huuithusum, 1038 (double u was written since "w" could not be pronounced by the author)
• Witsum, 1124 (contracted form)

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

External links

• RCAHMS site record for Whitsome
• Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Whitsome
• Excavation of cist burial, Leetside Farm, Whitsome
• [1] Forestry Commission: Consultation with Edrom, Allanton and Whitsome Community Council
• GENUKI: History of Whitsome
• Borders Family History Society: Whitsome
• GEOGRAPH image: Whitsome Church