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	Jedburgh
		Fordun gives 1147 as the year of foundation, but this seems to have been the date of the erection of the priory into an abbey, when prior Osbert (styled in the Melrose chronicle "primus abbas de Geddeworth") was raised to the abbatial dignity.
		Jedburgh soon became one of the greatest Scottish monasteries, deriving importance from its proximity to the castle (now entirely destroyed), which was the favourite residence of many of the Scottish kings.
		In 1559 (John Horne being abbot) the abbey was suppressed, and its possessions confiscated by the Crown.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/j/jedburgh.html (390 words)

	Jedburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jedburgh (Referred to locally Jedart or Jethart) is a royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, lying on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot.
		A church had been at Jedburgh since the 9th century, founded by Bishop Ecgred of Lindisfarne, and David I made it a priory between 1118 and 1138, housing Augustinian monks from Beauvais in France.
		In 1258 Jedburgh had also been the focus of royal attention, with negotiations between Scotland's Alexander III and England's Henry III over the heir to the Scottish throne, leaving the Comyn faction dominant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jedburgh (682 words)

	Operation Jedburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jedburgh was an operation in World War II in which men from the Office of Strategic Services and the British Special Operations Executive parachuted into Nazi occupied France to conduct sabotage and guerilla warfare, and to lead French Maquis forces against the Germans.
		Like all Allied forces who operated behind Nazi lines, the Jedburghs or Jeds as they called themselves, were subject to torture and execution in the event of capture, under Hitler's notorious Commando Order.
		Operation Jedburgh was a joint operation with the British Special Operations Executive, and represented the first real cooperation in Europe between SOE and the Special Operations branch of OSS.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Jedburgh (434 words)

	Jedburgh Abbey Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Jedburgh Abbey lies on south facing slopes on the north bank of the Jed Water, close to the centre of Jedburgh.
		This was certainly done by the French army holding Jedburgh for the Scots in 1548: with ramparts around the abbey and artillery housed in the tower.
		By the mid 1600s fears were being expressed about the structure of the tower, and from 1671 a new Parish Church was built into the west part of the nave of the original Abbey Church, presumably at what was felt to be a safe distance from the tower.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /jedburgh/jedburghabbey (730 words)

	Historical perspective for Jedburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Jedburgh proper, built on a spur of the Dunian ridge, may be described as cruciform, the High Street and Castle-gate cutting at right angles the Canon-gate and Burn-wynd, now Exchange Street, with the marketplace at the pint of intersection.
		Jedburgh Castle, of which no trace now remains, is inseparably connected with the history of the town, to which, from its size, position, and strength, it lent protection.
		The presbytery of Jedburgh comprises the civil parishes of Ancrum, Bedrule, Cavers, Crailing, Eckford, Hawick, Hobkirk, Hounam, Jedburgh, Kirkton, Minto, Oxnam, Southdean, Teviothead, and Wilton, and the quoad sacra parishes of Edgerston, Hawick St Mary's, and Hawick St John's.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townhistory234.html (5468 words)

	Jedburgh Abbey: Mostly Medieval Exploring the Middle Ages
		Jedburgh Abbey was founded as a priory in 1137 after Bishop John's return to Scotland from two years spent at the Benedictine house of Tiron, near Chartres.
		With Jedburgh, David was also able to demonstrate that he was in a position to build on a grand scale, right on England's threshold.
		Jedburgh's status was elevated to that of an abbey before 1154, and it increased in wealth and authority.
	www.skell.org /explore/text/jedburghT.html (364 words)

	Jedburgh Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Jedburgh Abbey, magnificently located on the high ground to the north of the Jed Water.
		Jedburgh was so frequently occupied by the English that in 1409 the Scots themselves destroyed the castle that once stood at the southern end of the High Street.
		Today's Jedburgh is a pleasing town built largely of the same stone as the ruins of its abbey: probably no coincidence as the domestic parts of the abbey were used as a quarry by townsfolk after the Reformation.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /jedburgh/jedburgh (500 words)

	Jedburgh travel guide - Wikitravel
		Jedburgh [1] (pronounced "Jed-bruh") is a town in the Borders region of southern Scotland, population 4,100.
		Jedburgh is best known for the remains of Jedburgh Abbey and its historical associations as a border town, located a mere 10 miles from the border with England.
		Jedburgh Abbey [3], tel 01835 863925, admission £4.00 adult, £1.60 child, concessions £3.00 - maintained by Historic Scotland [4], the ruined but well-preserved and imposing Jedburgh Abbey was founded in 1138 and was a frequent target for invading English armies.
	wikitravel.org /en/Jedburgh (215 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jedburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Jedburgh soon became one of the greatest Scottish monasteries, deriving importance from its proximity to the castle (now entirely destroyed), which was the favourite residence of many of the Scottish kings.
		In 1559 (John Horne being abbot) the abbey was suppressed, and its possessions confiscated by the Crown.
		A Protestant church was afterwards constructed within the nave and used until 1875, when a new church was built by the Marquess of Lothian, whose family has possessed the lordship of Jedburgh continuously since 1622.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08328b.htm (427 words)

	GENUKI: Jedburgh
		It continued a place of considerable importance, and, early in the last century, was one of the chief towns on the English border; but after the union of the two kingdoms, the trade of Jedburgh was in a great measure ruined, and the population and size of the town diminished in consequence...
		Census returns for Jedburgh in 1831 have apparently survived among kirk session records held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh (NAS reference CH2/552/44).
		Some records of the Jedburgh Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters' Widows Fund are held at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/sct/ROX/Jedburgh (1335 words)

	Jedburgh Team Claude (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A Jedburgh Team was a special forces unit typically consisting of three men (two officers and a wireless operator) whose purpose was to parachute into enemy territory and contact the local resistance groups.
		Dropped slightly in advance of the front line they were to act as liaison between the Allied military and the resistance fighters, either organizing supply drops of arms and equipment to these forces and offering instruction in their use, or harnessing their strength to hinder the enemy in direct support of nearby Allied military units.
		The team used at Arnhem was Jedburgh Team Claude and it consisted of two Americans, Lieutenant Harvey Todd and wireless operator Technical Sergeant Carl Scott, and a Dutchman, Captain Jacobus Groenewoud.
	www.arnhemarchive.org /batt_jedburgh.htm (696 words)

	Jedburgh Scotland. A charming and historical town in the Scottish Borders.
		Jedburgh nestles in the valley of Jed Water, amongst glorious Scottish Border countryside.
		Jedburgh, known locally as "Jethart", is a warm and welcoming Border town that greets visitors from the South with majestic views of Jedburgh Abbey and The Parish Church.
		Jedburgh abbey and grounds are very well preserved complete with a comprehensive tourist information centre at the south of the boundary.
	www.borderpics.co.uk /jedburgh.html (2178 words)

	Jedburgh team operations in support of the 12th army group, August 1944
		The Jedburghs were one such group, dropped in three-man teams in France during the 1944 to assist the Allied advance from behind the German lines.
		Jedburghs were volunteers specially trained to conduct guerrilla warfare in conjunction with the French Resistance in support of the Allied invasion of France.
		Jedburgh team reports also demonstrated the feeling that their radio messages were not being listened to or acted upon.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/Lewis/Lewis.asp (20149 words)

	JEDBURGH - LoveToKnow Article on JEDBURGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Of the name Jedburgh there have been many variants, the earliest being Gedwearde (8oo), Jedwarth (1251), and Geddart (1586), while locally the word is sometimes pronounced Jethart.
		Of the renowned group of Border abbeysJedburgh, Melrose, Dryburgh and Kelsothat of Jedburgh is the stateliest.
		Jedburgh was made a royal burgh in the reign of David I., and received a charter from Robert I. and another, in 1566, from Mary Queen of Scots.
	www.1911ency.org /J/JE/JEDBURGH.htm (1716 words)

	Jedburgh - Famous Men and Women
		James Hutton (1726-97) the Father of geology, discovered his Jedburgh Angular Unconformity at Inchbonny Braes, on the bank of the River Jed about 300 yards south of the town adjacent to the main road (A68) to Newcastle.
		Mary Fairfax Greig Somerville (1780 - 1872) was born at Ednam Manse, and educated in Jedburgh.
		His discoveries of the physical laws of metallic reflection and light absorption, the optical properties of crystals, and the law of the angle of polarization, along with his improvement of the stereoscope and lighthouse apparatus, surpassed most scientific achievements of that era.
	www.jedburgh-online.org.uk /menandwomen.asp (1526 words)

	A Tour around Jedburgh with NORTH COUNTRY WEB through Kelso and Melrose
		Visitors travelling north are enticed to stop by the impressive sight of the remains of Jedburgh’s Abbey, founded as a priory by King David I, it was soon given the status of abbey in 1154.
		There are a number of pear trees for which Jedburgh was famous the town orchard growing over forty different varieties, and the base stone of a cross from the Dark Age on which are carved various mythical beasts.
		Jedburgh Castle was a prize for whoever was in occupation controlling the town and the surrounding border Burghs, changed hands on many occasions.
	www.scottish-border.co.uk /jedburgh.htm (941 words)

	Scottish Towns - Jedburgh, Scottish Borders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It was not until 1147 that this priory was raised to the staus of an abbey.
		The abbey was bombarded in 1523 by the Earl of Surrey but the men of Jedburgh never failed to bravely defend their town, their abbey and their country.
		Jedburgh Castle fell to the English on many occasions - it was one of the castles forfeited to them in 1174 to help raise the ransom demanded for the safe return of Scotland's William the Lion.
	www.scottish-towns.co.uk /borders/jedburgh/history.html (282 words)

	Jedburgh
		The Historic Royal Burgh of Jedburgh lies 10 miles north of the border with England.
		In 1566 Mary Queen of Scots stayed in Jedburgh at a house which now tells the story of her tragic life.
		Jedburgh Castle Jail, 19th century reform prison, were the museum displays interpretation of the history of Jedburgh.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/jedburgh (277 words)

	Jedburgh Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In addition to the King's generous endowment at Jedburgh, local landowners added to the wealth and standing of the new priory, among them Ranulf de Soules, the builder of the first stone castle at nearby Hermitage.
		The castle at Jedburgh was destroyed in 1409 and the successive repairs around the abbey continued until the early sixteenth century.
		The north transept was walled off by the Ker family in 1681 and used as their family burial place, a practice also visible at Dryburgh abbey, not far away.
	www.heritage.me.uk /religiou/jedburgh.htm (845 words)

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		Jedburgh lies on the A68 from road half way between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
		The three main places of historical interest is the abbey founded in 1138, the castle gaol which was in existence in the 12th Century as it was here that King Malcolm IV died in 1165.
		The Rotarians of Jedburgh are very proud of our ancient town and look forward to meeting fellow Rotarians from all over the world.
	www.jedburghrotary.co.uk (225 words)

	Jedburgh, Scotland. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Ten miles south of Melrose, JEDBURGH nestles in the lush valley of the Jed Water near its confluence with the Teviot, out on the edge of the wild Cheviot Hills.
		During the interminable Anglo-Scottish Wars, Jedburgh was the quintessential frontier town, a heavily garrisoned royal burgh incorporating a mighty castle and abbey.
		Jedburgh is at its busiest during the town's two main festivals.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/scotland/jedburgh (182 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Jedburgh Abbey
		In the same century as it was completed, the devastation of the "Wars of Independence" swept through the Borders (and beyond) as King Edward I and his successors regarded destroying castles and abbeys alike as ways of demonstrating who was in charge.
		So Jedburgh and many other similar buildings were never rebuilt.
		Jedburgh Abbey is now in the care of Historic Scotland who are to be congratulated not only on the preservation work which they have undertaken but also creating an excellent visitor centre in the grounds with displays and information.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitjedburgh.htm (396 words)

	Willow Court - Historic Jedburgh
		The Royal Burgh of Jedburgh is ideally located for touring the Scottish and English Border country.
		In the same century as it was completed, the abbey was badly damaged by King Edward I and his successors, who regarded destroying castles and abbeys as a method of demonstrating who was in charge.
		Jedburgh Abbey is under the preservation of Historic Scotland, which offers an excellent visitor centre on site.
	www.willowcourtjedburgh.co.uk /historic.asp (324 words)

	GENUKI: Jedburgh
		It continued a place of considerable importance, and, early in the last century, was one of the chief towns on the English border; but after the union of the two kingdoms, the trade of Jedburgh was in a great measure ruined, and the population and size of the town diminished in consequence...
		Census returns for Jedburgh in 1831 have apparently survived among kirk session records held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh (NAS reference CH2/552/44).
		Some records of the Jedburgh Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters' Widows Fund are held at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/sct/ROX/Jedburgh/index.html (1335 words)

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