This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1801 .
25-585: Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland . Places nearby include Stichill , Sprouston , Nenthorn , Eccles , Gordon , Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle . The village was formerly in Roxburghshire . Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water . Near the village is a knoll called The Piper's Grave. It
50-469: A National Hunt (jumping) horse racing track. Kelso Racecourse is known as "Britain's Friendliest Racecourse." Racing first took place in Kelso in 1822. In 2005, the town hosted the 'World Meeting of Citroën 2CV Friends' in the grounds of nearby Floors Castle . Kelso Community Council is made up of 12 Community Councillors, who remain in office for 4 years per term. The post of Chairman and Town Provost
75-678: A short title , e.g. "the Local Government Act 2003". Some earlier acts also have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896 . The first session of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 22 December 1801 until 2 July 1801. This session was also traditionally cited as 41 G. 3 . The second session of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 29 October 1801 until 28 June 1802. This session
100-417: A health clinic, a dental clinic and an online publisher, was completed in 1856, and the war memorial was erected in 1921 to a design by Sir Robert Lorimer . Kelso High School provides secondary education to the town, and primary education is provided by Edenside Primary and Broomlands Primary. The River Tweed at Kelso is renowned for its salmon fishing. There are two eighteen-hole golf courses as well as
125-708: A large stately home built in the 1720s just outside of Kelso. It is a visitor attraction. Adjacent to the house there is a large walled garden with a cafe, a small garden centre and the Star Plantation. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Scotland and ITV Border . Television signal is received from the Selkirk TV transmitter. Kelso's local radio stations are BBC Radio Scotland on 93.5 FM and Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland on 96.8 FM. The local newspapers are Southern Reporter and Border Telegraph. Kelso
150-404: Is twinned with two cities abroad: On 19 July 2022, The Town Set Scotlands Hottest Temperature Record At 35.1°C, Beating The Record Of 32.9°C In Greycrook 42 Geo. 3 Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of
175-546: Is a smaller and earlier version of Waterloo Bridge. The bridge was the cause of local rioting in 1854 when the Kelso population objected to paying tolls even when the cost of construction had been covered, the Riot Act was read, three years later tolls were abolished. Hunter's Bridge, a kilometre downstream, is a modern construction built to divert vehicles around the town and so take much of the heavy traffic that has damaged Rennie's bridge. Famous people from Kelso have included
200-559: Is currently held by Gavin Horsburgh until October 2025. The town's rugby union club is Kelso RFC . The club holds an annual rugby sevens tournament takes place in early May. Former players include Ross Ford , the current record holder for men's senior caps with the Scotland men's rugby union team . Other former players include John Jeffrey , Roger Baird , Andrew Ker and Adam Roxburgh , who all featured in 7s teams that dominated
225-411: Is named after a legend that a local piper once went searching for fairies in the hill, and was never seen again. 55°37′41″N 2°25′3″W / 55.62806°N 2.41750°W / 55.62806; -2.41750 Kelso, Scottish Borders Kelso is a market town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland . Within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire , it lies where
250-735: Is the Cobby Riverside Walk which goes from the town centre to Floors Castle along the banks of the Tweed passing the point where it is joined by the River Teviot. Kelso has two bridges that span the River Tweed, " Rennie's Bridge " was completed in 1803 to replace an earlier one washed away in the floods of 1797, it was built by John Rennie of Haddington, who later went on to build Waterloo Bridge in London, his bridge in Kelso
275-527: The list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning
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#1732772569976300-401: The 17th century, they virtually owned Kelso. In Roxburgh Street is the outline of a horseshoe petrosomatoglyph where the horse of Charles Edward Stuart cast a shoe as he was riding it through the town on his way to Carlisle in 1745. He is also said to have planted a white rosebush in his host's garden, descendants of which are still said to flourish in the area. For some period of time,
325-462: The 1980s discovered that the original medieval burgh of Wester Kelso was much farther west than previously believed and that it was abandoned in the 14th or 15th centuries, at the same time that the royal burgh of Roxburgh was deserted, likely the result of the English occupation of Roxburgh Castle . The other settlement of Easter Kelso, near the abbey, survived and expanded from the market area around
350-527: The 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. All modern acts have
375-672: The Borders circuit in the 1980s - including several wins in the blue ribbon event at Melrose . Kelso RFC also hold an annual rugby fixture; this fixture is the oldest unbroken fixture between a Scottish and Welsh side. Every year in July, the town celebrates the border tradition of Common Riding, known as Kelso Civic Week. The festival lasts a full week and is headed by the Kelsae Laddie with his Right and Left Hand Men. The Laddie and his followers visit neighbouring villages on horseback with
400-546: The Kelso parish was able to levy a tax of 2 pence (2d) on every Scottish pint of ale, beer or porter sold within the town. The power to do this was extended for 21 years under the Kelso Two Pennies Scots Act 1802 ( 42 Geo. 3 . c. xxxiii) when the money was being used to replace a bridge across the River Tweed that had been destroyed by floods. Kelso Town Hall was completed in 1816 and remodelled in 1908. The Corn Exchange , which now accommodates
425-569: The Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and
450-507: The UK record for the lowest January temperature at −26.7 °C (−16.1 °F), from 1881 until 1982. The town of Kelso came into being as a direct result of the creation of Kelso Abbey in 1128. The town's name stems from the earliest settlement having stood on a chalky outcrop, and the town was known as Calkou (or perhaps Calchfynydd ) in those early days, something that is remembered in the modern street name, "Chalkheugh Terrace". Standing on
475-573: The abbey northwards towards the Floors estate by the early 18th century. Thus 'Easter' Kelso, became Kelso. The abbey controlled much of life in Kelso-area burgh of barony, called Holydean , until the Reformation in the 16th century. After that, the power and wealth of the abbey declined. The Kerr family of Cessford took over the barony and many of the abbey's properties around the town. By
500-606: The climax being the Yetholm Ride on the Saturday. Kelso hosts its annual fair on the first weekend of September. The festivities include dancing, street entertainers, live music, stalls and a free concert. The fair attracts about 10,000 people to the town. Sir Walter Scott attended Kelso Grammar School in 1783 and he said of the town: "it is the most beautiful if not the most romantic village in Scotland". Another attraction
525-441: The opposite bank of the River Tweed from the now-vanished royal burgh of Roxburgh , Kelso and its sister hamlet of Wester Kelso were linked to the burgh by a ferry at Wester Kelso. A small hamlet existed before the completion of the abbey in 1128 but the settlement started to flourish with the arrival of the monks. Many were skilled craftsmen, and they helped the local population as the village expanded. Archaeological excavations in
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#1732772569976550-428: The rivers Tweed and Teviot have their confluence. The town has a population of 5,639 according to the 2011 census and based on the 2010 definition of the locality. Kelso's main tourist attractions are the ruined Kelso Abbey and Floors Castle . The latter is a house designed by William Adam which was completed in 1726. The Kelso Bridge was designed by John Rennie , who later built London Bridge . Kelso held
575-508: The suffragette Georgiana Solomon who was born here in 1844, the civil engineer Sir James Brunlees (1816–1892) who constructed many railways in the United Kingdom as well as designing the docks at Avonmouth and Whitehaven . Sir William Fairbairn (1789–1874) was another engineer who built the first iron hulled steamship the Lord Dundas and constructed over 1,000 bridges using the tubular steel method which he pioneered. Thomas Pringle
600-416: The writer, poet and abolitionist, was born at nearby Blakelaw, a 500-acre (2.0 km ) farmstead four miles (6 km) to the south of the town where his father was the tenant. Donald Farmer , a Victoria Cross recipient was born in Kelso, as was Ross Ford , who holds the record for the most senior caps (110) with the men's Scotland national rugby union team . Robert Allan Smith (1909-1980) physicist,
625-450: Was born and brought up in Kelso. Much of the 1984 film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes was filmed on location at Floors Castle in Kelso, which featured as the fictional Greystoke Manor. Kelso features in the traditional folk music ballad 'The Shepherd Lad of Kelso', as well as 'The Old Woman of Kelso', a variation of the ballad Eggs and Marrowbone . Floors Castle is
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