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228:
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466:. The council already had a branch office on Bowden Road in Newtown St Boswells, which it had built in 1896, and in 1930 the council inherited an adjoining building which had been built in 1928 for the short-lived Roxburghshire Education Authority. The complex became known as the
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The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 until its abolition in 1996 was as follows:
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1513:
the nineteenth century
Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist was born at Blakelaw, a 500-acre (2.0 km) farmstead four miles (6 km) to the south of the town of Kelso where his father was the tenant.
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was created in 1890, taking most of the commissioners' functions. From 1890 until 1930 the council met at the County
Buildings in Jedburgh. In 1930 the council moved its meeting place and headquarters to
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The ancient royal burgh of
Roxburgh, from which the county had taken its name, fell into decay by the fifteenth century. After the demise of the town of Roxburgh, the county administration was based in
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In 1855 Alexander
Jeffrey published his book "The history and antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, from the most remote period to the present time." It ran to four volumes.
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Roxburghshire County
Council was abolished in 1975, when local government in Scotland was reorganised into upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Roxburghshire became part of the
563:
673:. Borders was divided into four districts, one of which was named Roxburgh. Roxburgh District's borders broadly resembled those of the historic county, but included the parish of
1669:"Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court (Former County Buildings) including wall and railings, Castlegate, Jedburgh (Category B Listed Building) (LB35503)"
894:
1382:
882:
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270:, the county town. County Buildings were erected near the market place in 1812, in which the different courts met and the county officials transacted their business.
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860:
On 6 May 1975 the coat of arms was regranted to
Roxburgh District Council, without the crest. When the district council was abolished in 1996, the arms reverted to
325:) lie within the county, there are no railways in Roxburghshire. There were formerly a number of lines serving the county, however these closed as a result of the
833:
The shield depicted a unicorn, a national symbol of
Scotland. At the top of the shield was a hunting horn between two helmets: probably a reference to the border
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and tributaries, together with the adjacent stretch of the Tweed into which it flows. The term is often treated as synonymous with
Roxburghshire, but may omit
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Hawick is now by far the largest town, with 29% of the county's population. More than half the population live in the two parishes of Hawick and
Melrose.
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837:, one of whom featured in the arms of the royal burgh of Jedburgh. The crest above the shield was an armoured arm brandishing a scimitar. The
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240:
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Census of
Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usual Resident Population, published by National Records of Scotland. Area type: Council Area
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The county appears to have originated in the 12th century with the creation of the sheriffdom of Roxburgh. The first known sheriff is
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seems to have been granted for the use of the volunteer and militia units then being organised under the authority of the county's
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1522:"Chief" Robert Riddell (1820–1921), brother of the poet, born in Teviotdale, was a Scottish-Canadian pioneer and veteran of the
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of the county of Roxburghshire was made lord-lieutenant for the district of Roxburgh when the reforms came into effect in 1975.
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3146:
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1946:
1915:
1839:
1808:
1550:
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and four districts (the districts generally covering the rural areas surrounding the town after which they were named):
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region. The County Offices at Newtown St Boswells became the headquarters for the new Borders Regional Council. The
1503:, (1654–1728), born in Ancrum, was the Secretary for Indian affairs of the New York Province and the first lord of
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Maxwell, Roxburgh Holy Sepulchre and Roxburgh St James: absorbed into Kelso (aka Kelso St Mary's), date unknown.
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1168:
910:
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The county has a population of 48,639 (in 2011), which is 43% of the population of the Scottish Borders area.
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2799:
2353:
1860:
1664:
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706:
400:
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New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol III Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk, publ.William Blackwood, 1845, p.430
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17:
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318:
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Edinburgh Gazette (official journal of the government), 5/3/1895 p. 295; and 18/12/1894 pp. 1449-1450
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between them had held the convenership of Roxburgh County Council for 43 years between 1900 and 1975.
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1392:
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963:
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362:
322:
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Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by, Francis Groome, publ. 2nd edition 1896. Article on Roxburghshire
305:, a prominent local landmark. There are a few scattered lochs, though none of any significant size.
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1519:(1798–1870), the poet, was buried at Teviothead and is commemorated by a monument on a nearby hill.
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The County of Roxburgh was the first Scottish county to receive a grant of arms. This was made by
192:, a town which declined markedly in the 15th century and is no longer in existence. Latterly, the
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In medieval times there were 47 parishes, making the area the most densely parished in Scotland.
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1523:
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790:
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289:
239:. The hereditary sheriffship of Roxburghshire was possessed by the family of Douglas until the
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The region and four district councils were abolished in 1996, merging to form the present
8:
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Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, 2nd edition, published 1896. Article on Jedburgh
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247:
142:
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778:
138:
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Until 1975, Roxburghshire was used for local government. The original county town of
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Roxburghshire is a predominantly rural county, consisting of low hills rising to the
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2363:, A Vision of Britain Through Time: Descriptive gazetteer entries for Roxburghshire
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227:
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Blossom: What Scotland Needs to Flourish, by Lesley Riddoch, chapter 7, pub. 2013
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Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usual Resident Population, published by
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Jedworth, Old Jedworth and Upper Crailing: united to form the parish of Jedburgh.
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710:
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At the time of the county council's abolition in 1975, the county contained four
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2303:"History of Wilton, in Scottish Borders and Roxburghshire | Map and description"
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1645:. Area type: Civil Parish 1930; calculated total for all Roxburghshire parishes
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411:
259:
255:
174:
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2837:
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2476:
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2019:
1689:
1212:
447:
326:
298:
154:
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1798:
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2598:
2593:
2573:
2541:
2486:
2450:
1472:
1412:
1357:
1267:
1101:
1083:
823:
678:
381:
216:
208:
166:
158:
109:
58:
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Yield not to misfortunes (evil things) but go on more boldly against them.
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council area. A new lieutenancy area was created at the same time, called
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418:, Newtown St Boswells, the former headquarters of Roxburgh County Council
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along the border with England. Just to the south of Melrose can be found
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2177:"Saints in Scottish Place-Names - Old Roxburgh, former parish, Roxburgh"
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The county was constantly fought over in the Middle Ages as part of the
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830:. When the county council was formed in 1890, the arms passed to them.
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in 1237. The violence and lawlessness of these times gave rise to the
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Hassendean: divided between Minto, Roberton and Wilton, 17th century.
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150:
81:
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which had been built in 1886 for the former Hawick Town Council.
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Roxburghshire sign at the border with England at Carter Bar, 1960
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1690:"County Council meeting: Jedburgh meeting place to be abandoned"
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abolished the county council and incorporated its area into the
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1865:"34-44 High Street (Even numbers), Hawick Town Hall (LB34634)"
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Today, the main towns in the county are (population in 2011):
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then became the county town, serving as the location for the
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Abbotrule: divided between Bedrule and Southdean in 1806.
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Coat of arms of Roxburghshire District Council 1975–1996.
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Coat of arms of Roxburghshire County Council 1962–1975.
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Coat of arms of Roxburghshire County Council 1890–1962.
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Lempitlaw: absorbed into Sprouston at the Reformation.
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Kirkton or Cavers Parva: absorbed into Cavers in 1895.
922:, the county of Roxburgh contained 30 civil parishes:
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2126:"Parish of Sprouston from The Gazetteer for Scotland"
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Following the boundary changes carried out under the
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Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896
2092:"Parish of Jedburgh from The Gazetteer for Scotland"
3081:, combining the powers of a region and a district.
2345:. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 686.
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775:
2313:
2202:"Parish of Kelso from The Gazetteer for Scotland"
16:"Teviotdale" redirects here. For other uses, see
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1145:Nisbet and Spital: absorbed into Crailing 1606.
1121:Ettleton and Wheelkirk: absorbed into Castleton
384:for local government purposes and contains the
1741:"Roxburgh County Offices, Newtown St Boswells"
313:Other than terminus of the recently re-opened
254:settled into roughly its modern form with the
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1937:"The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996"
1906:"Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994"
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3449:Counties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)
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169:to the north. To the southwest it borders
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3253:Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council
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1526:. He is noted for having pioneered the
1151:Wilton: absorbed into Hawick post-1900.
726:Roxburgh District Council was based at
23:For the county in New South Wales, see
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1853:
1799:"Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973"
1571:
1551:List of places in the Scottish Borders
1536:(1829–1886), President Pro Tem of the
1142:Mow: absorbed into Morebattle in 1672.
914:civil parishes of Roxburghshire c 1930
843:Ne Cede Malis Sed Contra Audentior Ito
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203:The county has much the same area as
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920:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
744:
667:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
241:abolition of heritable jurisdictions
2323:. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
2067:"Genuki: Hassendean, Roxburghshire"
470:. A large new building designed by
377:Today, Roxburghshire is within the
285:Rubers Law in central Roxburghshire
96:666 sq mi (1,725 km)
13:
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1994:Scottish Burgh and County Heraldry
1110:Defunct parishes and amalgamations
909:
421:
392:. It retains official status as a
14:
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1830:"The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975"
1720:Dictionary of Scottish Architects
1148:Rutherford: absorbed into Maxton.
905:
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3454:Politics of the Scottish Borders
2685:
2411:Former local government counties
1775:. 10 October 1975. p. 1319.
893:
881:
869:
739:Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
701:, which went instead to the new
398:Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
57:
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2295:
2278:"Genuki: Maxton, Roxburghshire"
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2152:"Genuki: Ancrum, Roxburghshire"
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1747:. Historic Environment Scotland
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681:, and excluded the parishes of
474:was added to the site in 1968.
388:of the area, the small town of
332:
237:Gospatric (sheriff of Roxburgh)
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1528:township of Beverly in Ontario
1155:
599: • Succeeded by
1:
3207:Berwickshire District Council
1894:. 29 April 1994. p. 999.
1861:Historic Environment Scotland
1696:. 19 December 1930. p. 6
1665:Historic Environment Scotland
1556:
426:Burghs in Roxburghshire, 1975
2256:Ale and Teviot United Church
1643:National Records of Scotland
308:
276:
7:
2052:Scottish Place-Name Society
1716:"Roxburgh County Buildings"
1544:
1501:Robert Livingston the Elder
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207:, the basin drained by the
32:Historic county in Scotland
18:Teviotdale (disambiguation)
10:
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3345:Tweeddale District Council
2683:
2020:"Southdean and Abbotsrule"
849:, it was a quotation from
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219:drains to the west coast.
22:
15:
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3299:Roxburgh District Council
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3119:Council elections in the
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1968:"Compositions calculator"
1383:Longnewton, Roxburghshire
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317:, of which two stations (
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3129:Scottish Borders Council
2206:www.scottish-places.info
2130:www.scottish-places.info
2096:www.scottish-places.info
1307:shared with Selkirkshire
2944:Cumnock and Doon Valley
2939:Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
2833:Badenoch and Strathspey
2342:Encyclopædia Britannica
2045:"List of amalgamations"
2007:Scottish Civic Heraldry
1588:"Treaty of York – 1237"
452:Commissioners of Supply
396:, and falls within the
231:Jeffrey's Roxburghshire
184:It was named after the
2984:Kilmarnock and Loudoun
2924:Bearsden and Milngavie
2810:Kincardine and Deeside
2667:Ettrick and Lauderdale
2641:Local government areas
2181:saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk
1538:Wisconsin State Senate
1524:Upper Canada Rebellion
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820:Lord Lyon King of Arms
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703:Ettrick and Lauderdale
589: • Abolished
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232:
165:to the northwest, and
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3439:Districts of Scotland
2734:Annandale and Eskdale
2647:, in use 1975 to 1996
2227:"Mow Tower | Canmore"
2024:www.bordersfhs.org.uk
1947:The National Archives
1916:The National Archives
1891:The Edinburgh Gazette
1840:The National Archives
1809:The National Archives
1772:The Edinburgh Gazette
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243:in the 18th century.
230:
196:of Roxburghshire was
173:and to the southeast
3434:Counties of Scotland
2374:Map of Roxburghshire
2359:8 March 2007 at the
1972:The Elections Centre
822:on 9 July 1798. The
579: • Created
3406: /
3079:unitary authorities
1517:Henry Scott Riddell
1423:Newtown St Boswells
948:aka Liddesdale (31)
709:purposes, the last
645: • Region
464:Newtown St Boswells
440:Anglo-Scottish Wars
438:in 1460 during the
394:registration county
390:Newtown St Boswells
248:Anglo-Scottish Wars
143:registration county
2512:Kirkcudbrightshire
2336:"Teviotdale"
2309:on 1 October 2014.
1942:legislation.gov.uk
1911:legislation.gov.uk
1835:legislation.gov.uk
1804:legislation.gov.uk
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803:No overall control
779:No overall control
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135:Siorrachd Rosbroig
127:County of Roxburgh
93: • Total
42:Siorrachd Rosbroig
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3037:Perth and Kinross
2863:Skye and Lochalsh
2858:Ross and Cromarty
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2563:Ross and Cromarty
2282:www.genuki.org.uk
2156:www.genuki.org.uk
2071:www.genuki.org.uk
1495:Notable residents
1233:Bonchester Bridge
1164:Bonchester Bridge
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745:Political control
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530:Jedburgh District
487:Duke of Roxburghe
483:Duke of Buccleuch
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104:Ranked 12th of 34
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