| County of Berwick until circa 1890 |
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Ranked 19th 292,535 acres (1184 km²) |
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| County town | Berwick/Duns |
| Chapman code | BEW |
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost Duns was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by James IV, and is a former County town of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the A registration county was in England Wales and Northern Ireland a statistical unit used for the output of Census information Many large Local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the The Scottish Borders, often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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Former status
County
Berwickshire was formerly one of the ancient counties of Scotland, but was abolished in 1975 during local government reorganisation. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Its county town, after which it is named, had been Berwick-upon-Tweed, but the royal burgh changed hands in 1482, subsequently becoming part of the county of Northumberland, in England. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Thereafter the county's administration was conducted at Duns or Lauder until Greenlaw became the county town in 1596. Duns was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by James IV, and is a former County town of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders council area. Greenlaw is a small town in the Borders of Scotland. It was for a time the County town of Berwickshire. [1] When a county council was established in 1890 the county town once more became Duns, where the former county's Sheriff Court still sits, and where the Scottish Borders Council still maintains a principal set of offices.
At the time of the county's abolition it contained four burghs and three districts:
- The royal burgh of Lauder
- The burghs of Coldstream, Duns and Eyemouth
- The county of Berwick East, Middle and West districts
District
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that abolished the county incorporated its area into the Borders Region. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders council area. Coldstream is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland Duns was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by James IV, and is a former County town of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. Eyemouth (historically spelt Aymouth is a small town and parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland The Scottish Borders, often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The region existed from 1975 until 1996, and was divided into four districts, one of which was named Berwickshire. The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. The District of Berwickshire was not identical with the former county however: the burgh of Lauder and most of the county's West District were included in Ettrick and Lauderdale, while the parish of Nenthorn was made part of Roxburgh District. Ettrick & Lauderdale 1975-96 Berwickshire District Council's headquarters remained in Duns.
Coat of arms
The County Council of Berwick was formed in 1890 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, and applied for a grant of arms the same year. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Local Government (Scotland Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 50 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The grant, by Lord Lyon King of Arms was made on October 10. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The arms showed a bear chained to a wych-elm tree, which formed part of the insignia of the borough of Berwick upon Tweed, and was an heraldic pun on the town and county's name. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost [2]
On November 12, 1975, the arms were regranted to Berwickshire District Council. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3] On the abolition of the district council in 1996, the arms reverted to the Crown.
Legacy
The Berwickshire News is still published weekly, and numerous organisations and groups have retained Berwickshire in their titles (i. e: the Berwickshire Housing Association, Berwickshire Sports Council). The Berwickshire Civic Society is currently (2007) campaigning for road signs at the entrances to the old county to have notices added saying 'You are now entering the ancient county of Berwickshire', and they hold an annual Keep Berwickshire Tidy Campaign, judged each April.
Places in Berwickshire include Coldingham, Coldstream, Duns, Eyemouth, Earlston, Foulden, Greenlaw, Lauder (former seat of the county Commissariot), Mordington, St. Abbs, and Swinton. Coldingham is an historic village in Berwickshire, on southeast Scotland 's coastline north of Eyemouth. Coldstream is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland Duns was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by James IV, and is a former County town of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. Eyemouth (historically spelt Aymouth is a small town and parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. Earlston (formerly Ercildoune, of which it is a corruption is a parish and market town in Berwickshire, Scotland Foulden is an ancient parish and village in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated not far above the Whiteadder Water, and seven miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed Greenlaw is a small town in the Borders of Scotland. It was for a time the County town of Berwickshire. The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders council area. Mordington is an agricultural parish in the extreme south-east of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders region St Abbs is a small fishing village located on the southeast coast of Scotland, in the Committee area of Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
See also
References
- ^ [1] Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (1846)
- ^ R. For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as M. Urquhart, Scottish Burgh and county Heraldry, London, 1973
- ^ R. M. Urquhart, Scottish Civic Heraldry, London, 1979
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