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Scottish Borders (unitary authority) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 55 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 55.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 15 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Unitary authority in southeastern Scotland, bordering England. Consists of former counties of Berwick, Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh and small portion of former Midlothian county; divided into districts of Tweedale, Ettrick, Lauderdale, Roxburgh, and Berwickshire; economy based on agriculture and textile production. Borders was renamed Scottish Borders in 1996; the boundaries of the two are identical. Newtown St. Boswells is the administrative center. |
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| Scottish Borders (preferred,C,V,O)
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............ | since 1996 |
| Borders (C,V,English,U)
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............ | 1975-1996 |
| Borders Region (C,V,English,U)
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............ | 1975-1996 |
| Scot Bord (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| BOR (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| The Scottish Borders (NA,V,English,U)
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| Scottish Borders, The (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKT9 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| unitary authority (preferred, C) |
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since 1996 |
| second level subdivision (C) |
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since 1975 |
| agricultural land (C) |
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| region (administrative division) (H) |
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established 1975 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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