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Stow is located in Scottish Borders
Stow
Stow
Population 700 (2020)
OS grid reference NT456447
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GALASHIELS
Postcode district TD1
Dialling code 01578
Police Lothian and Borders
Fire Lothian and Borders
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament
  • Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°41′31″N 2°51′43″W / 55.692°N 2.862°W / 55.692; -2.862
Stow of Wedale
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)

Stow of Wedale, or more often Stow, /ˈst/ is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland (historically Midlothian), 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of Galashiels. In the 2011 Census the population was 718. It is served by Stow railway station.

The name

The name Stow is an Old English word stōw meaning 'holy place' or 'meeting place', whilst Wedale is probably derived from the words wēoh (or wīg) meaning 'shrine' and dæl meaning 'valley'.

History

There has been a church at Stow since the 7th century, but the earliest example still visible today was built in the late 15th century on the site of the Church of St Mary which was consecrated on 3 November 1242. The church used today, St Mary of Wedale, was built in 1876 and features a 140-foot-high clock tower.

A mile or so north of Stow lies the clachan of Torquhan, likely in the 13th century to have been one of the last places where the Brittonic language Cumbric was finally replaced by English.

Our Lady's Well is situated 1 mile (2 kilometres) south of the village and was rebuilt in 2000.

A rare example of a packhorse bridge, built in the 1650s, can be found in Stow.

Stow of Wedale Town Hall was completed in 1857.

In 1870, James Thin purchased a plot of land in the village and had a house built which was completed in 1873 and was named Ashlea. This house is still a private residence but is not owned by the Thin family.

Famous residents

  • Sir John Rose Cormack (1815–1882), born and raised in Stow
  • George Darling (physician) (1782?–1862), physician
  • Sir Walter Mercer FRSE (1890–1971) orthopaedic surgeon

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