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Place nameScottish Borders
Other namesBorders, Borders Region, Scot Bord, BOR
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude55.583
Longitude-3.25
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Unitary authority in southeastern Scotland, bordering England. Consists of former counties of Berwick, Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh and small portion of former Midlothian county; divided into districts of Tweedale, Ettrick, Lauderdale, Roxburgh, and Berwickshire; economy based on agriculture and textile production. Borders was renamed Scottish Borders in 1996; the boundaries of the two are identical. Newtown St. Boswells is the administrative center.
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