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Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders 10 miles (16 km) north of the border with England at Carter Bar. Jedburgh is the largest town on the A68 between Newcastle upon Tyne and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. History Towards the middle of the 9th century, when the area around Jedburgh was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, there were two Gedworths (as Jedburgh was then known). One of them became the Jedburgh we know now, the other was four miles to the south. According to Symeon of Durham, Ecgred, bishop of Lindisfarne from 830AD to 845AD, gifted the two villages of the same name to the See of Lindisfarne. The southerly Gedworth was the place of Ecgred's church, the first church in the parish. The present town was distinguished from the long disappeared south village by UBI CASTELLUM EST meaning, 'where the castle is'.[3] The only solid evidence of Ecgred's church came from Symeon of Durham when he described the burial, at the church of Geddewerde, of Eadulf, one of the assassins of William Walcher, Bishop of Durham. In 1118, prior to his ascension to the Scottish throne, Prince David established a foundation of canons regular of the order of St. Augustine at, what is now Jedburgh. The foundation appeared to have the status of 'priory' in the early years and a man by the name of Daniel was described as the Prior of Geddwrda in 1139. The church was later raised to the status of monastery before becoming in the years prior to King David's death in 1153 probably in 1147, a fully fledged abbey and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It has to be mentioned that over the years, Jedburgh has been described by 83 different names or spellings. After the death of King David I of Scotland, the patronage and privileges of the abbey were accorded to his grandsons Malcolm IV of Scotland and William I of Scotland also known as William the Lion. The King's son, Henry, had preceded his father in death. The nave and the choir were built in the 13th century and were in place by the time Alexander III of Scotland married Yolande, daughter of the Compte de Dreux in 1285 at the church. The great abbey was said to contain the finery of the best of Norman and early English Architecture. The Abbey Church of St. Mary of Jedeworth was growing in stature and importance and the abbot was even invited to attend Scottish Parliaments. As well as the lands and chapels in southern Scotland, Jedburgh Abbey owned great lands in Northumberland. In 1296, the Abbot of Jedburgh swore fealty to Edward I of England at Berwick-on-Tweed. Edward intended to rule the abbey and presented William de Jarum as the new Abbot of Jedburgh in 1296. After the defeat of the Earl of Surrey in 1297 at Stirling at the hands of William Wallace, the abbey was pillaged and wrecked by the English as retribution. Robert I of Scotland (The Bruce) continued to patronise the church during his reign in the early 14th century. In 1346, after the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Neville's Cross, the English once again slighted the church. Later that century, in 1370, David II of Scotland was instrumental in the completion of the north transept we can still see today. The abbey faced more torture and destruction in 1410,1416 and by the Earl of Warwick in 1464. In 1523, the town and abbey were set ablaze by the Earl of Surrey. The abbey faced more indignity in 1544 at the hands of the Earl of Hertford. The end came for the great Abbey of St. Mary of Jedburgh in 1560 and the coming of the Scottish Reformation. Jedburgh Grammar School was founded by the monks of Jedburgh Abbey in the late 15th. Century. The Reformation and beyond When the Protestant Reformation arrived in 1560, the monks were allowed to stay but the abbey was used as the parish kirk for the reformed religion. In 1671 the church was removed to the western part of the nave for safety reasons. This situation persisted until, in 1871, it was considered unsafe to continue worship at the abbey church and a new parish church was built. The Marquis of Lothian immediately started work on the restoration of the great church but in 1917 the church dedicated to St. Mary nearly 800 years earlier was handed over to the state and is now in the care of Historic Scotland.

The Town of Jedburgh The shortest route from north east England to Edinburgh follows the A68 across the Scottish border at Carter Bar before descending into Jedburgh. As you drive into the town your attention is gripped, and held, by the remarkably complete ruin of Jedburgh Abbey,magnificently located on the high ground to the north of the Jed Water. Jedburgh has always been, and remains, an important gateway to Scotland. In the Third Millennium this means good tourist information facilities and shops designed to attract the passing trade. From the 1200s to the 1500s, living on the border between two intermittently warring nations had an altogether riskier edge, with English armies frequently passing through en route north, and the Scots on their way south. The town suffered as a result, being attacked or occupied in 1296, 1312, 1320, 1409, 1410, 1464, 1523, 1544, 1545, 1547 and 1548. In 1523 the Earl of Surrey, the head of an English army, wrote about Jedburgh: "There was two times more houses therein than in Berwick, and well builded, with many honest and fair houses therein, sufficient to have lodged a thousand horsemen therein." That was before he burned them all down. 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. In 1548 the town was even occupied briefly by a French army helping the Scots defend themselves against the English. Throughout much of the last few hundred years Jedburgh has been an important woollen centre, and in the early 1800s it also supported no fewer than three breweries. In 1856 the town was served by the railway, though passenger services stopped after floods in 1948 and the lines were lifted altogether twenty years later. 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. Some shops and services are aimed specifically at the passing cross-border traffic, but for the most part Jedburgh aims to serve the large rural area surrounding it. The end result is an attractive town and a fitting gateway to Scotland.

The Town of Jedburgh The shortest route from north east England to Edinburgh follows the A68 across the Scottish border at Carter Bar before descending into Jedburgh. As you drive into the town your attention is gripped, and held, by the remarkably complete ruin of Jedburgh Abbey,magnificently located on the high ground to the north of the Jed Water. Jedburgh has always been, and remains, an important gateway to Scotland. In the Third Millennium this means good tourist information facilities and shops designed to attract the passing trade. From the 1200s to the 1500s, living on the border between two intermittently warring nations had an altogether riskier edge, with English armies frequently passing through en route north, and the Scots on their way south. The town suffered as a result, being attacked or occupied in 1296, 1312, 1320, 1409, 1410, 1464, 1523, 1544, 1545, 1547 and 1548. In 1523 the Earl of Surrey, the head of an English army, wrote about Jedburgh: "There was two times more houses therein than in Berwick, and well builded, with many honest and fair houses therein, sufficient to have lodged a thousand horsemen therein." That was before he burned them all down. 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. In 1548 the town was even occupied briefly by a French army helping the Scots defend themselves against the English. Throughout much of the last few hundred years Jedburgh has been an important woollen centre, and in the early 1800s it also supported no fewer than three breweries. In 1856 the town was served by the railway, though passenger services stopped after floods in 1948 and the lines were lifted altogether twenty years later. 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. Some shops and services are aimed specifically at the passing cross-border traffic, but for the most part Jedburgh aims to serve the large rural area surrounding it. The end result is an attractive town and a fitting gateway to Scotland.

Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders 10 miles (16 km) north of the border with England at Carter Bar. Jedburgh is the largest town on the A68 between Newcastle upon Tyne and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. History Towards the middle of the 9th century, when the area around Jedburgh was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, there were two Gedworths (as Jedburgh was then known). One of them became the Jedburgh we know now, the other was four miles to the south. According to Symeon of Durham, Ecgred, bishop of Lindisfarne from 830AD to 845AD, gifted the two villages of the same name to the See of Lindisfarne. The southerly Gedworth was the place of Ecgred's church, the first church in the parish. The present town was distinguished from the long disappeared south village by UBI CASTELLUM EST meaning, 'where the castle is'.[3] The only solid evidence of Ecgred's church came from Symeon of Durham when he described the burial, at the church of Geddewerde, of Eadulf, one of the assassins of William Walcher, Bishop of Durham. In 1118, prior to his ascension to the Scottish throne, Prince David established a foundation of canons regular of the order of St. Augustine at, what is now Jedburgh. The foundation appeared to have the status of 'priory' in the early years and a man by the name of Daniel was described as the Prior of Geddwrda in 1139. The church was later raised to the status of monastery before becoming in the years prior to King David's death in 1153 probably in 1147, a fully fledged abbey and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It has to be mentioned that over the years, Jedburgh has been described by 83 different names or spellings. After the death of King David I of Scotland, the patronage and privileges of the abbey were accorded to his grandsons Malcolm IV of Scotland and William I of Scotland also known as William the Lion. The King's son, Henry, had preceded his father in death. The nave and the choir were built in the 13th century and were in place by the time Alexander III of Scotland married Yolande, daughter of the Compte de Dreux in 1285 at the church. The great abbey was said to contain the finery of the best of Norman and early English Architecture. The Abbey Church of St. Mary of Jedeworth was growing in stature and importance and the abbot was even invited to attend Scottish Parliaments. As well as the lands and chapels in southern Scotland, Jedburgh Abbey owned great lands in Northumberland. In 1296, the Abbot of Jedburgh swore fealty to Edward I of England at Berwick-on-Tweed. Edward intended to rule the abbey and presented William de Jarum as the new Abbot of Jedburgh in 1296. After the defeat of the Earl of Surrey in 1297 at Stirling at the hands of William Wallace, the abbey was pillaged and wrecked by the English as retribution. Robert I of Scotland (The Bruce) continued to patronise the church during his reign in the early 14th century. In 1346, after the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Neville's Cross, the English once again slighted the church. Later that century, in 1370, David II of Scotland was instrumental in the completion of the north transept we can still see today. The abbey faced more torture and destruction in 1410,1416 and by the Earl of Warwick in 1464. In 1523, the town and abbey were set ablaze by the Earl of Surrey. The abbey faced more indignity in 1544 at the hands of the Earl of Hertford. The end came for the great Abbey of St. Mary of Jedburgh in 1560 and the coming of the Scottish Reformation. Jedburgh Grammar School was founded by the monks of Jedburgh Abbey in the late 15th. Century. The Reformation and beyond When the Protestant Reformation arrived in 1560, the monks were allowed to stay but the abbey was used as the parish kirk for the reformed religion. In 1671 the church was removed to the western part of the nave for safety reasons. This situation persisted until, in 1871, it was considered unsafe to continue worship at the abbey church and a new parish church was built. The Marquis of Lothian immediately started work on the restoration of the great church but in 1917 the church dedicated to St. Mary nearly 800 years earlier was handed over to the state and is now in the care of Historic Scotland.