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Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Abbotsford

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230516Collier's New Encyclopedia, Volume 1 — Abbotsford

ABBOTSFORD, the home of Sir Walter Scott, situated on the S. bank of the Tweed, and a few miles above Melrose. It takes its name from a ford formerly used by the monks of Melrose.