Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Southdean within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Southdean, par., on SE. border of Roxburghshire, on Jed Water, 27,929 ac., pop. 724; P.O.; the church is at Cheaters, 7 miles SW. of Jedburgh.