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'''Roxburghshire''' (occasionally abbreviated '''Rox.''') is a county of the [[Anglo-Scottish border]] region, lying in the [[Southern Uplands]] of [[Scotland]]. With an area of 666 sq mi, the county is almost co-extensive with Teviotdale. The county is named after the former royal burgh of [[Roxburgh]], which has been in ruins since the 15th century in ruins but still lends its name to a village and civil parish. The county town is [[Jedburgh]] and the largest settlement in [[Hawick]]. | '''Roxburghshire''' (occasionally abbreviated '''Rox.''') is a county of the [[Anglo-Scottish border]] region, lying in the [[Southern Uplands]] of [[Scotland]]. With an area of 666 sq mi, the county is almost co-extensive with Teviotdale. The county is named after the former royal burgh of [[Roxburgh]], which has been in ruins since the 15th century in ruins but still lends its name to a village and civil parish. The county town is [[Jedburgh]] and the largest settlement in [[Hawick]]. | ||
| − | Within the former Brittonic-speaking region of ''Yr Hen Ogledd'' ("The Old North") and, from the 7th-9th century, the Anglian kingdom of [[Northumbria]], Roxburghshire emerged as a sheriffdom of the Kingdom of Scotland in the 12th century. | + | Within the former Brittonic-speaking region of ''[[Yr Hen Ogledd]]'' ("The Old North") and, from the 7th-9th century, the Anglian kingdom of [[Northumbria]], Roxburghshire emerged as a sheriffdom of the Kingdom of Scotland in the 12th century. |
[[Category:Scottish counties]] | [[Category:Scottish counties]] | ||
Revision as of 14:17, December 12, 2024
| Roxburghshire
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Borders | Berwickshire Cumberland Dumfriesshire Northumberland Selkirkshire |
| Area (sq mi) | 666 square miles |
Roxburghshire (occasionally abbreviated Rox.) is a county of the Anglo-Scottish border region, lying in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. With an area of 666 sq mi, the county is almost co-extensive with Teviotdale. The county is named after the former royal burgh of Roxburgh, which has been in ruins since the 15th century in ruins but still lends its name to a village and civil parish. The county town is Jedburgh and the largest settlement in Hawick.
Within the former Brittonic-speaking region of Yr Hen Ogledd ("The Old North") and, from the 7th-9th century, the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria, Roxburghshire emerged as a sheriffdom of the Kingdom of Scotland in the 12th century.
