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Stichill lies in the county of Roxburghshire, which became part of the Scottish Borders in 1996. It covers an area of about 7 square miles and the parish is roughly rectangular in shape. It is bounded by Hume, Nenthorn, Eccles and Ednam parishes.
Stichill village lies 3 miles to the north of Kelso at 440 feet above sea level.
In the 2001 census the population was recorded as 126.
The origin of the name "Stichill" is unsure. It may be from Old English “stycce” meaning a piece, or Old English ‘sticce hyll’, meaning sticky or muddy hill, or from the Gaelic for slope or declivity.
In the past, other spellings of Stichill were used.
Recorded by the Borders Family History Society in Volume XIII “Stichill and Hume” of their Roxburghshire Monumental Inscriptions