Ednam

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Disambiguation: "Ednam" can also refer to the aristocratic title Viscount Ednam

Ednam is a small village, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders (south east Scotland). It was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on the River Eden.

Ednam is notable for having been associated with several Scottish poets, namely Henry Francis Lyte, writer of Abide With Me; William Wright, John Gibson Smith and James Thomson writer of Rule Britannia.

Other people associated with Ednam include William Purves, a banker, and James Dickson an entrepreneur. John 'Coocke' or 'Cuke'- grandfather of Captain Cook also came from here.

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