Oxnam (Scots: Owsenam)[1] is a village near Jedburgh, in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a primarily residential village.

Oxnam
Oxnam church
Oxnam Location within the Scottish Borders
OS grid reference	NT698183
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	JEDBURGH
Postcode district	TD8
Dialling code	01835
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
List of places UK Scotland 55.458139°N 2.477222°W / 55.458139; -2.477222

The placename Oxnam is from Old English oxa (genitive oxan) "oxen" and ham "village", the meaning being "village where ox are bred". The name was recorded as Oxenamm in 1148, and sometimes known as Oxenham.

Current local placenames include Oxnam Green, Oxnam Kirk, Oxnam Mains, Oxnam Neuk, Oxnam Pond, Oxnam Row, Oxnam Sawmill, and Oxnam School.

Dere Street passes through the village.[2] Other places nearby include Bairnkine, Camptown, Crailing, Crailinghall, Hownam, Kelso, Newbigging.

See also

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oxnam, Scottish Borders.

• RCAHMS record of Oxnam Parish
• RCAHMS/Canmore record for Oxnam churchyard
• SCRAN image: Oxnam churchyard, gravestone commemorating William Elliott
• Historic Building Recording: Steading Buildings, Swinside Townhead Farm, Oxnam
• Oxnam Kirk website^{[permanent dead link]}

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