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Berwickshire

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/ ˈbɛrɪkˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of SE Scotland: part of the Borders region from 1975 to 1996, now part of Scottish Borders council area

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The route followed the east coast through Berwickshire, the Borders and East Lothian before reaching the finish at the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

When the Polish soldiers were demobilised Wojtek lived in Berwickshire in Scotland before being taken to Edinburgh Zoo where he eventually died in 1963.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

His political journey, spanning five decades, began in 1974 when he was first elected to parliament representing Berwickshire and East Lothian, returning to the Commons in 1979 as the member for Edinburgh South.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

The party's new leader Russell Findlay said that the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP would play "a key role" in changing the party.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

He studied medicine, but found it not to his liking and turned instead to farming, which he followed in a relaxed and scientific way on the family estate in Berwickshire.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson