Jedburgh

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

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

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

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Edgerstone is to meet me at Jedburgh for this research, and then we shall go up with him to dinner.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6|John Gibson Lockhart
But the effects of that grievous sickness at Jedburgh long remained with her.
Highways and Byways in The Border|Andrew Lang
The two brothers were banished to Virginia; and the woman was ordered to be whipped through the town of Jedburgh.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
Well may the good folk of Jedburgh be proud of the lovely valley in which their lot is cast.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie

The last flexure occurred at Jedburgh (27½ miles) at the south end of a long, heavy trestle (Fig. 27).
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison