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Jedburgh
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Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire.

Key facts

UK place.official_name
Jedburgh
UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.static_image_name
Jedburgh Castle 01.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
300px
UK place.static_image_caption
"Strenue et Prospere", Earnestly and Successfully
UK place.area_total_km2
1.74
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.os_grid_reference
NT649205
UK place.map_type
Scotland
UK place.post_town
JEDBURGH
UK place.postcode_area
TD
UK place.postcode_district
TD8
UK place.dial_code
01835
UK place.constituency_westminster
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
UK place.civil_parish
Jedburgh
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
41
UK place.edinburgh_direction
NW
UK place.gaelic_name
Deadard

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Wikidata facts

Population
3910
Official website
www.jedburgh.org.uk
Image
Jedburgh2.jpg
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Commons category
Jedburgh
OS grid reference
NT649205
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  • History
  • Geography
  • Notable people
  • The town today
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire.

==History== Jedburgh began as Jedworð, the "worth" or enclosed settlement on the Jed. Later the more familiar word "burgh" was substituted for this, though the original name survives as Jeddart/Jethart.

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