The online archive dedicated to the 'Parish of Canonbie'

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'Welcome to the Canonbie Online website; the only online archive dedicated to the Parish of Canonbie. The website has been designed to provide locals with information on events, as well as news in the community. We encourage all visitors to delve into the information provided on the various areas in the Canonbie Parish, and to learn more about our beautiful surroundings.

Cans only can be recycled at the facilities next to the Canonbie Public Hall. Please, please use them.

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Getting to Canonbie

Marie Curie Cancer Care Charity Walk from Canonbie to Rowanburn in April 2011.

The Village of Canonbie (population 390) is situated approximately two miles inside the Scottish Border alongside the main A7 trunk road, and scenic route to Edinburgh.

Kielder Holiday and Leisure complex is only 40 minutes drive away using the main tourist route which passes through the
village.

Canonbie sits on the River Esk which is
internationally renowned in angling
circles for its salmon and sea trout. The
River Esk and Canonbie were
immortalised by Sir Walter Scott in his
poem "The Young Lochinvar"

It was during the reign of David the First
(1124-1153) that the Priory was founded,
and from this Canonbie got its name -
"The Town of Canons". Being in the very
heart of the debatable lands during
turbulent times, it appears that Lord Wharton destroyed the Priory in his notorious raid after the Battle of Solway Moss in 1542.

The River Esk flows through the Parish of Canonbie (population 1270), where the scenery is among the finest in the Scottish Borders, with wild life and flora in abundance.

Our Village Hall affectionately known as the Canonbie Public Hall was built in 1912. The land on which it stands along with the adjoining playing fields was given by the Duke of Buccleuch. The Hall is built with a local red sandstone and has a slated roof.