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New page: '''Berwickshire''' is a county of south-east Scotland which since 1975 has formed part of Borders, now Scottish Borders region. Its county town was Berwick upon Tweed; but Berw...
'''Berwickshire''' is a county of south-east [[Scotland]] which since 1975 has formed part of Borders, now [[Scottish Borders]] region. Its county town was [[Berwick upon Tweed]]; but Berwick changed hands between [[England]] and Scotland 13 times during the Border wars between the two nations, and since 1481 has been part of England. Following the loss of Berwick, [[Greenlaw]], and later [[Duns]] became the county town.
Much of Berwickshire is occupied by ''The Merse'', a large area of fertile, low-lying land known as the 'breadbasket of Scotland'.
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Much of Berwickshire is occupied by ''The Merse'', a large area of fertile, low-lying land known as the 'breadbasket of Scotland'.
[[Category:UK Counties]]
[[Category:Scotland]]