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Small market town on the banks of the [[River Tweed]], [[Berwickshire]], [[Scotland]]. Coldstream is famous as the location from which General Monck's Regiment of Foot marched on London in late 1659 on a mission which would lead to the overthrow of the [[Commonwealth]] established by [[Oliver Cromwell]] and the restoration of the British monarchy under [[Charles II]]. Monck's regiment was consequently renamed the [[Coldstream Guards]] and has the longest continuous history of any regiment in the [[British Army]].  
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'''Coldstream''' is a small market town on the banks of the [[River Tweed]], [[Berwickshire]], [[Scotland]]. Coldstream is famous as the location from which General Monck's Regiment of Foot marched on London in late 1659 on a mission which would lead to the overthrow of the [[Commonwealth]] established by [[Oliver Cromwell]] and the restoration of the British monarchy under [[Charles II]]. Monck's regiment was consequently renamed the [[Coldstream Guards]] and has the longest continuous history of any regiment in the [[British Army]].  
    
Sheep dip was invented in Coldstream in 1830 by George Wilson.  
 
Sheep dip was invented in Coldstream in 1830 by George Wilson.  
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[[Category:Scottish Cities and Towns]]
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