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'''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.
'''Berwickshire''' is a county in south-east [[Scotland]] which forms a part of the [[Anglo-Scottish border]] 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'.
Much of Berwickshire is occupied by ''The Merse'', a large area of fertile, low-lying land known as the 'breadbasket of Scotland'.
==Similarly-named areas==
There is a lieutenancy area called Berwickshire, although it is legally distinct from the traditional county. The lieutenancy area has a different area to the county, excluding the westernmost part containing Earlston and Lauder and including a small remote area of East Lothian.
[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]
[[Category:Scottish Counties and Regions]]
[[Category:Scottish Counties and Regions]]