Roxburghshire

Also known as County of Roxburgh, Teviotdale, Siorrachd Rosbrog

Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the northwest, and Berwickshire to the north. To the southwest it borders Cumberland and to the southeast Northumberland, both in England.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Roxburgh
Settlement.settlement_type: Historic county
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.flag_link: Flag of Roxburgh
Settlement.image_map: Roxburghshire - Scotland.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Scotland
Settlement.seat_type: County town
Settlement.seat: Jedburgh
Settlement.unit_pref: UK
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi: 666
Settlement.area_note: Ranked 12th of 34
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.postal_code_type: Chapman code
Settlement.postal_code: ROX
Historic subdivision.Name: Roxburgh
Historic subdivision.HQ: Hawick
Historic subdivision.subdivision_type: District

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Wikidata facts

Population: 50538

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Commons category: Roxburghshire
catalog code: RXB
P8168: Carl Curman
P12749: Luxembourg

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Article

15 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Transport
Demographics
Administration
County
District
Political control
Coat of arms
Civil parishes
Defunct parishes and amalgamations
Settlements
Notable residents
See also
References

It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, a town which declined markedly in the 15th century and is no longer in existence. Latterly, the county town of Roxburghshire was Jedburgh.