Clovenfords

Clovenfords

Clovenfords is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, a mile north of the hamlet of Caddonfoot[1] and four miles west of the town Galashiels.[2] The village sits on undulating grasslands and surrounding rolling hills. The 2011 census gave it a population count of 562 people.[3]

History

Clovenfords began circa 1750 on the stagecoach route between Carlisle and Edinburgh The village boasted a smithy, a post office and a handful of cottages when Galashiels was only a hamlet dependent on Clovenfords for its mail deliveries and news from the outside world.

School

A new primary school was opened in Clovenfords in 2012, replacing the old building at Caddonfoot which dated back to 1840. The school has six classrooms, two of which are used as general purpose rooms for music and art, a gym hall, dining hall and library. It has a ground source heating system, using bore holes in the ground. The current Acting Headteacher is Amanda Findlay.[4]

Village Hall

Caddonfoot Hall is located a mile south of Clovenfords and hosts regular activities for the people of the village, including Scottish country dancing, yoga, badminton and a children's playgroup. The hall was gifted to the people of Caddonfoot Parish in 1929 by Lady Louisa Mary Anderson of Yair House, and is managed by a committee of user group representatives.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps".
  2. ↑ "Google Maps".
  3. ↑ "Scotland's Census 2011". National Records of Scotland.
  4. ↑ "Clovenfords Primary School".

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Coordinates: 55°37′06″N 2°52′36″W / 55.6182°N 2.8766°W / 55.6182; -2.8766

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