Southdean

Southdean
Scots: Soothdean
Southdean  Southdean shown within the Scottish Borders
Language	English
	South Scots
OS grid reference	NT631092
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAWICK
Postcode district	TD9
Dialling code	01450
Police	Lothian and Borders
Fire	Lothian and Borders
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Roxburgh and Berwickshire
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Southdean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A6088, by the Rule Water and in the Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include Abbotrule, Hobkirk, Bedrule, Hallrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm and the Swinnie Forest.

James Telfer (1802 - 1862) was born in Southdean, and wrote ballads about farming life, typically with a zoological slant.

See also

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

External links

• RCAHMS record for Southdean Parish (a.k.a. Charteris P.)
• Forestry Commission / Southdean Community Council consultation

• Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Southdean
• GENUKI entry for Southdean

• Streetmap of Southdean and Wauchope Forest

• GEOGRAPH image: Wauchope Forest near Southdean

• Parish of Hobkirk and Southdean with Ruberslaw