Coldstream
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Coordinates: 55°39′05″N 2°15′15″W / 55.65147°N 2.25423°W
| Coldstream | |
| Scots: Coldstream | |
  Coldstream shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 1,813[1] (2001 census) est. 2,050[2] (2006) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Scottish Borders |
| Lieutenancy area | Berwickshire |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLDSTREAM |
| Postcode district | TD12 |
| Dialling code | 01890 |
| Police | Lothian and Borders |
| Fire | Lothian and Borders |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk |
| Scottish Parliament | Roxburgh & Berwickshire |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Coldstream is a burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank. The town is well known as the home of the Coldstream Guards British Army regiment, and is also noted as the location where Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, in a similar vein to Gretna Green, as it lay on a major road (now the A697). Notable buildings in the town include the toll house where marriages were conducted, and The Hirsel, which is the family seat of the Earls of Home.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Coldstream Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=coldstream&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
- ^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data
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| Berwickshire Towns & Villages |
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| Abbey St Bathans | Allanton | Auchencrow | Ayton | Burnmouth | Chirnside | Cockburnspath | Coldingham | Coldstream | Duns | Earlston | Eyemouth | Foulden | Greenlaw | Lauder | Longformacus | Oxton | Reston | St. Abbs |
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