Jedburgh

[ jed-bur-oh, -buhr-oh or, especially British, -bruh ]

/ ˈdʒɛd bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ or, especially British, -brə /

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noun

a border town in the Borders region, in SE Scotland: ruins of an abbey.

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He went to school at Jedburgh, and afterwards to the Edinburgh Academy, where he carried off many prizes.
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
Sir Gilbert came home from Jedburgh, and had seen your brother there, who told him he would find you here when he came back.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
Sharp execution was made in Jedburgh, for twenty-eight of one clan and others were hanged at that Justice Court.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox
About eleven years ago, there was near the town of Jedburgh a man named Ferguson, who kept an old-established school for boys.
The Herapath Property|J. S. Fletcher

The realm was quartered, and men were laid in Jedburgh and Kelso.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox