Peeblesshire

Also known as County of Peebles, Tweeddale

Peeblesshire (), alternately the County of Peebles or Tweeddale, is a historic county of Scotland. Its county town is Peebles, and it borders Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Peeblesshire
Settlement.settlement_type: Historic county
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.flag_link: Flag of Peeblesshire
Settlement.image_map: File:Peeblesshire-Scotland.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Scotland
Settlement.seat_type: County town
Settlement.seat: Peebles
Settlement.unit_pref: UK
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi: 548
Settlement.area_note: Ranked 16th of 34
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.postal_code_type: Chapman code
Settlement.postal_code: PEE

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Population: 18990

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History
Coat of arms
Geography
Transport
Settlements
Civil parishes
Community councils
Gallery
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==History== The origins of Peeblesshire are obscure, but it became a shire sometime around the twelfth century, covering part of the historic district or province of Tweeddale. The southern part of Tweeddale became the sheriffdom of Selkirkshire, also known as Ettrick Forest, whilst the northern part of Tweeddale was initially divided into two sheriffdoms, based at Peebles and Traquair, before those two were united as the single shire of Peebles, or Peeblesshire, around 1304. From then on the shires gradually became the more important areas for administration; the old provinces were not abolished as such, but their importance diminished.