Selkirkshire
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Selkirkshire (or the County of Selkirk) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. It derives its name from its county town, the royal burgh of Selkirk. The county was historically also known as Ettrick Forest.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Selkirk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historic county
- Settlement.image_map
- 250px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Scotland
- Settlement.seat_type
- County town
- Settlement.seat
- Selkirk
- Settlement.unit_pref
- UK
- Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
- 267
- Settlement.area_note
- Ranked 27th of 34
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Chapman code
- Settlement.postal_code
- SEL
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- shire of Scotland
- Part of
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Scottish Borders
- Population
- 16207
- Shares border with
- Midlothian
- Image
- Selkirk town centre - geograph.org.uk - 1094737.jpg
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- Commons category
- Selkirkshire
- topic's main category
- Category:Selkirkshire
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- catalog code
- SKK
- P12749
- World Athletics
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Ettrick Forest
- Dispossession and clearance
- In literature
- Keepers of the Forest
- Transport
- Civil parishes and population
- Settlements
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Selkirkshire (or the County of Selkirk) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. It derives its name from its county town, the royal burgh of Selkirk. The county was historically also known as Ettrick Forest.
Unlike many historic counties, Selkirkshire does not have its own lieutenancy area, but forms part of the Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale lieutenancy area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Selkirkshire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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