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Roxburgh

former county town of Roxburghshire in Scotland; abandoned c.1500
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Roxburgh

Summary

Roxburgh is a former settlement[1]. Roxburgh ranks in the top 7% of former_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roxburgh is located in Scottish Borders[3].
  • Roxburgh is located in Roxburgh[4].
  • Roxburgh is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Roxburgh's instance of is recorded as former settlement[6].
  • Roxburgh's postal code is recorded as TD5[7].
  • Roxburgh's Commons category is recorded as Roxburgh[8].
  • Roxburgh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[9].
  • Roxburgh's local dialing code is recorded as 01573[10].
  • Roxburgh was dissolved in 1550[11].
  • Roxburgh's OS grid reference is recorded as NT713337[12].
  • Roxburgh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.5667, 'lon': -2.4667}[13].
  • Roxburgh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roxburgh[14].
  • Roxburgh has a population of {'amount': '+419'}[15].
  • Roxburgh's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Rosbrog'}[16].
  • Roxburgh's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roxburgh'}[17].
  • Roxburgh's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Rosbrog'}[18].
  • Roxburgh's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roxburgh'}[19].
  • Roxburgh's different from is recorded as Roxburgh[20].
  • Roxburgh's historic county is recorded as Roxburghshire[21].

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Geography

Roxburgh is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Scottish Borders[3], a council area[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1975[24] and Roxburgh[4], a civil parish[25], in United Kingdom[26].

Physical Characteristics

Roxburgh has a population of {'amount': '+419'}[15].

Designation and Status

Roxburgh's instance of is recorded as former settlement[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Roxburgh include Roxburghshire[27], a registration county[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Why It Matters

Roxburgh ranks in the top 7% of former_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month).[2] Roxburgh has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Roxburgh is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Roxburgh include Roxburghshire[27], a registration county[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Related Entities

Alexander III of Scotland James II of Scotland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ainmean-aite.scot. ainmean-aite.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1550-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.5667, 'lon': -2.4667}
    Historic county → Roxburghshire
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43556|batch #43556]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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