Paxton is a small village near the B6461 and the B6460, in the pre-1975 ancient county of

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, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of

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. It lies 1 mile west of the border with

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, near

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. It is a traditional, country village surrounded by farmland, and its closest market towns are

Duns Duns may refer to: * Duns, Scottish Borders, a town in Berwickshire, Scotland ** Duns railway station ** Duns F.C., a football club ** Duns RFC, a rugby football club ** Battle of Duns, an engagement fought in 1372 * Duns Scotus ( 1265/66–1308 ...

and

. Paxton is beside the

River Tweed The River Tweed, or Tweed Water ( gd, Abhainn Thuaidh, sco, Watter o Tweid, cy, Tuedd), is a river long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the ...

which is the border at that point and on

Whiteadder Water Whiteadder Water is a river in East Lothian and Berwickshire, Scotland. It also flows for a very short distance through Northumberland before joining the River Tweed. In common with the headwaters of the Biel Water it rises on the low hillside ...

. Paxton is also the location of Paxton House. Linking Scotland and England, the nearby Union Chain Bridge, opened in 1820, was the longest

wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a wood-like "grain" ...

suspension bridge in the world. It was also the first of its kind in Britain.

History

Traditionally home to villagers working on the land or in the salmon fishery on the Tweed, Paxton is said to be the birthplace of the song '' Robin Adair'': ''Paxton's a fine snug place, Robin Adair,'' ''It's a wondrous couthie place, Robin Adair;'' ''Let Whiteadder rin a spate,'' ''Or the wind blow at ony rate,'' ''Yet I'll meet thee on the gait, Robin Adair.''

External links

CANMORE/RCAHMS record for Paxton, Village HallCANMORE/RCAHMS record for Paxton, GeneralSCRAN image: Salmon Fishers Hauling In Their Catch At Paxton On The River TweedGEOGRAPH image: Church of Scotland, Paxton Paxton Village Hall official website
Berwickshire Villages in the Scottish Borders

Hutton Castle Hutton Castle is located in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the Whiteadder Water. It stands southeast of Chirnside and west of Berwick-on-Tweed. It has also been known as Hatton Hall and Hutton Hall. History Originally a property of the Hom ...

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History

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