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Selkirkshire was historically divided into civil parishes. There were originally nine parishes; Ashkirk, Bowside, Buccleuch (or Rankilburn), Duchoire, Ettrick, Kirkhope, Lindean, St Mary's (or St Mary of the Lowes) and Selkirk. There have been a number of changes since the medieval period:
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administered the county. In 1501 John Murray (d. 1510), laird of Falahill, was made sheriff of Selkirkshire and on 30 Nov. 1509 he obtained a grant of the hereditary sheriffdom of Selkirkshire. His descendant
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was the hereditary Sheriff of Selkirk from 1708 to 1734, when he was returned unopposed as MP for Selkirkshire, having resigned his hereditary sheriffdom to one of his sons. When in 1747 the
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straddled county boundaries. The boundary review for Selkirkshire concluded in 1891 and made a number of mostly minor changes. The most significant change was that the burgh of
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Third Statistical Account of Scotland, volume Peeblesshire & Selkirkshire, publ.1964, by J.P.B. Bulloch and J.M. Urquhart; chapter on Selkirkshire: Population
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Acreage from Gazetteer of Scotland, publ, by W & AK Johnston, Edinburgh, 1937. Figures for each parish, which are presented alphabetically with other places
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to the north and Selkirkshire or Ettrick Forest to the south. The first recorded sheriff of Selkirkshire was Andrew de Synton, who was appointed by
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The ancient parishes of Duchoire, St Mary's and Kirkhope were united to form the parish of Yarrow; Kirkhope was then separated from Yarrow in 1852.
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cleared much of the forestry there and for centuries Selkirk was known for its forest coverage. Indeed, an alternative name for the county was
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Selkirk Market Place: the tall building on the right is the Bank of Scotland Buildings, the former offices of Selkirkshire County Council
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Census of Scotland 2001, Table CAS002 – Population by Age by Sex and Marital Status, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site
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Scotland's Census 1991 - National Records of Scotland - Table KS101SC - Usual resident population (aggregate of the 7 civil parishes)
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Selkirkshire is a rural county, with a handful of small settlements set within hill and forest country. It forms part of the
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retrieved Feb 2016. See "Standard Outputs", Table CAS002, Area type: Civil Parish 1930; total for all Selkirkshire parishes
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that sheriffs were appointed to administer the county on the Crown's behalf. During the military occupation of Scotland by
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Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site
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Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site
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The parish of Rankilburn or Buccleuch was suppressed and united to Yarrow c. 1600, then transferred to Ettrick 1650.
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Selkirk formed part of the lands of the native people who hunted it rather than settled there. Neither the
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Clinnick, Richard (16–29 September 2015). "The long wait is finally over as £296m Borders Railway opens".
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Census of Scotland, 1981 - SAS Table 6 Present Population (aggregate of the 7 civil parishes)
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Peebles and Selkirk. Cambridge County Geographies. By George Pringle, Cambridge, 1914. p. 119
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SCRAN: Bowling champions in front of club house at Ettrick Forest Bowling Club, Selkirk
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retrieved Feb 2016. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930
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Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Scotland, 1st Edition, Jedburgh, pul. 1864
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http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/constituencies/selkirkshire
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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 39, by Thomas Finlayson Henderson
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who was appointed Sheriff-Depute in 1799, an office he held until his death in 1832.
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The archeology and historic buildings of the county were documented in 1957 by the
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Population of the county by Civil Parish, according to the latest census (2011):
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was brought entirely within Selkirkshire, where it had previously been partly in
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retrieved Oct 2016. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Settlement
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Galashiels was formed by the union of two ancient parishes, Bowside and Lindean.
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the forest was regarded as Royal. Despite this it was not until the reign of
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Jstor: A newly discovered map of Ettrick Forest by Robert Gordon of Straloch
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At the time of the local government reorganisation in 1975, the posts of
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments in Scotland
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Unlike many historic counties, Selkirkshire does not have its own
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on Ettrick Terrace in Selkirk, which had been built in 1870 as a
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Caddonfoot was created in 1898 from the part of the parish of
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http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/biography/chronology.html
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bench as Lord Philiphaugh and reinstated as sheriff. His son
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was deprived of office in 1681 for being remiss in punishing
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the area that would become Selkirkshire formed part of the
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Selkirkshire County Council was created in 1890 under the
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assumed the hereditary sheriffdom. Under and after King
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Historical population of the county as returned by the
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The population of the towns in the county (in 2011):
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Historic county and registration county in Scotland
1870: 1572:RCAHMS record for Ettrick Forest or Selkirkshire 607: 1464:Selkirkshire: Census Tables (Vision of Britain) 1088:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth 444:St Mary's Loch near Selkirk from the west bank 1622: 863:Typical Selkirkshire scenery, near Yarrowford 1295:"The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996" 343:Coat of arms of Selkirkshire County Council. 163:. The county was historically also known as 767:- 14,994 (of which 12,893 in Selkirkshire) 151:to the south. It derives its name from its 1904:Counties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922) 1629: 1615: 1444: 1431: 1411: 1409: 1329:History and Poetry of the Scottish Border 1045:Web site of History of Parliament Online 363:. Selkirkshire County Council met at the 1468: 1344: 1338: 1186: 997:. London: Cadell and Davies. p. 963 988: 858: 850: 636: 554: 439: 338: 327: 236: 185: 1422: 1406: 1225: 1140:. Selkirk. 14 September 1944. p. 6 588:connects Galashiels and Tweedbank with 397:of Selkirkshire and lord-lieutenant of 1871: 1587:Gazetteer for Scotland; Ettrick Forest 1545:A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland 1533:by T. Craig Brown, published in 1886. 1504: 1233:"Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973" 1114:. Selkirk. 20 February 1890. p. 3 1018:1911 edition, article on Selkirkshire. 951:List of places in the Scottish Borders 319:heritable jurisdictions were abolished 1610: 1009: 971:List of forests in the United Kingdom 380:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 349:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 269:(d. 1214). Synton in the parish of 13: 1557:by Frances Groome(1882-4) and the 1520: 1512:http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ 1439:http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ 1417:http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ 1386: 14: 1915: 1899:Geography of the Scottish Borders 1889:Forests and woodlands of Scotland 1553:Entries on Selkirkshire from the 1536: 1264:"The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975" 1134:"The budget rise in Selkirkshire" 1108:"First Meeting of County Council" 511: 403:John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch 82:267 sq mi (692 km) 1638:Former local government counties 1602:James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd 1086:A Vision of Britain through Time 560:Simon Fraser of Oliver (d. 1291) 415:Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 230:, the forest was granted to the 176:Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 43: 1894:History of the Scottish Borders 1495: 1486: 1477: 1457: 1380: 1355: 1318: 1287: 1256: 1200: 1180: 1155: 1126: 1559:Gazetteer of the British Isles 1555:Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1389:"Genuki: Yarrow, Selkirkshire" 1100: 1082:"Selkirkshire Scottish County" 1074: 1061: 1052: 1039: 1030: 1021: 982: 846: 641:Civil parishes of Selkirkshire 564:William Comyn of Kirkintilloch 1: 1351:. No. 783. pp. 6–7. 1208:Historic Environment Scotland 1163:Historic Environment Scotland 976: 621:that lay within Selkirkshire. 608:Civil parishes and population 424:in 1645, the 'Dowie Dens' at 1196:. 23 July 1971. p. 576. 579: 521:Selkirk and Traquair Forests 435: 7: 1884:Former counties of Scotland 939: 751: 746: 736: 733: 725: 722: 714: 711: 703: 700: 692: 689: 681: 678: 670: 667: 543:, that once stretched from 21:Historic county in Scotland 10: 1920: 1567:EttrickForestArchers.co.uk 1561:by John Bartholomew (1887) 1333:William Blackwood and Sons 956:List of places in Scotland 730: 719: 708: 697: 686: 675: 664: 460:, both tributaries of the 409:became nominally separate 371:and meeting place for the 335:, Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk 181: 1648: 1597:The Ettrick Forest Tartan 989:Chalmers, George (1810). 452:geographical region. The 94: 86: 78: 73: 61: 51: 42: 33: 26: 1582:The Borders Forest Trust 1549:(British History Online) 1483:Census of Scotland, 1971 535:. It is a large area of 174:, but forms part of the 1531:History of Selkirkshire 1016:Encyclopædia Britannica 386:region and part of the 373:Commissioners of Supply 315:John Murray (died 1753) 1367:saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk 864: 856: 642: 445: 388:Ettrick and Lauderdale 344: 336: 242: 195: 120: 1547:by Samuel Lewis, 1846 1305:The National Archives 1274:The National Archives 1243:The National Archives 1193:The Edinburgh Gazette 862: 854: 640: 555:Keepers of the Forest 443: 428:and Tibbie Shiels at 422:Battle of Philiphaugh 342: 331: 240: 189: 1543:"Selkirkshire" from 1851: /  1563:(Vision of Britain) 307:Glorious Revolution 228:Edward I of England 198:In the 1st Century 129:registration county 121:Siorrachd Shalcraig 1739:Kirkcudbrightshire 1529:. There is also a 1300:legislation.gov.uk 1269:legislation.gov.uk 1238:legislation.gov.uk 1071:retrieved Feb 2016 1049:retrieved Feb 2016 865: 857: 643: 594:Berwick-Upon-Tweed 446: 401:were both held by 345: 337: 309:was raised to the 243: 232:Earl of Gloucester 196: 178:lieutenancy area. 79: • Total 1834: 1833: 1790:Ross and Cromarty 1393:www.genuki.org.uk 1138:Southern Reporter 1112:Southern Reporter 991:"Of Selkirkshire" 758: 757: 655: 569:Thomas de Burnham 486:Alemoor Reservoir 411:lieutenancy areas 147:to the east, and 113:County of Selkirk 106: 105: 90:Ranked 27th of 34 1911: 1866: 1865: 1863: 1862: 1861: 1856: 1855:55.500°N 3.000°W 1852: 1849: 1848: 1847: 1844: 1693:Clackmannanshire 1631: 1624: 1617: 1608: 1607: 1515: 1508: 1502: 1499: 1493: 1490: 1484: 1481: 1475: 1472: 1466: 1461: 1455: 1448: 1442: 1435: 1429: 1426: 1420: 1413: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1384: 1378: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1359: 1353: 1352: 1342: 1336: 1322: 1316: 1315: 1314: 1312: 1291: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1281: 1260: 1254: 1253: 1252: 1250: 1229: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1204: 1198: 1197: 1184: 1178: 1177: 1175: 1173: 1159: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1145: 1130: 1124: 1123: 1121: 1119: 1104: 1098: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1078: 1072: 1065: 1059: 1056: 1050: 1043: 1037: 1034: 1028: 1025: 1019: 1013: 1007: 1006: 1004: 1002: 986: 781:was as follows: 653: 645: 644: 529:Scottish Borders 519:, also known as 478:Shaws Upper Loch 474:Shaws Under Loch 450:Southern Uplands 365:County Buildings 333:County Buildings 323:Sir Walter Scott 299:Sir James Murray 290:Earls of Douglas 286:Robert the Bruce 282:Earl of Pembroke 267:William the Lion 192:Sir Walter Scott 172:lieutenancy area 47: 24: 23: 1919: 1918: 1914: 1913: 1912: 1910: 1909: 1908: 1869: 1868: 1859: 1857: 1853: 1850: 1845: 1842: 1840: 1838: 1837: 1835: 1830: 1729:Kincardineshire 1724:Inverness-shire 1644: 1635: 1539: 1523: 1521:Further reading 1518: 1509: 1505: 1500: 1496: 1491: 1487: 1482: 1478: 1473: 1469: 1462: 1458: 1449: 1445: 1436: 1432: 1427: 1423: 1414: 1407: 1397: 1395: 1385: 1381: 1371: 1369: 1361: 1360: 1356: 1343: 1339: 1323: 1319: 1310: 1308: 1293: 1292: 1288: 1279: 1277: 1262: 1261: 1257: 1248: 1246: 1231: 1230: 1226: 1216: 1214: 1205: 1201: 1185: 1181: 1171: 1169: 1160: 1156: 1143: 1141: 1132: 1131: 1127: 1117: 1115: 1106: 1105: 1101: 1091: 1089: 1080: 1079: 1075: 1066: 1062: 1057: 1053: 1044: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1026: 1022: 1014: 1010: 1000: 998: 987: 983: 979: 966:Wauchope Forest 942: 849: 659: 652: 610: 586:Borders Railway 582: 557: 514: 438: 395:lord-lieutenant 184: 125:historic county 117:Scottish Gaelic 102: 38: 36:Historic county 29: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1917: 1907: 1906: 1901: 1896: 1891: 1886: 1881: 1860:55.500; 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Index

Historic county

Scotland
County town
Selkirk
Chapman code
Scottish Gaelic
historic county
registration county
Scotland
Peeblesshire
Midlothian
Roxburghshire
Dumfriesshire
county town
royal burgh
Selkirk
lieutenancy area
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Sir Walter Scott
AD
Romans
Angles
Saxons
Ettrick Forest
Scottish kings
James V
Edward I of England
Earl of Gloucester

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