Roxburghshire, Scotland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Roxburghshire,_Scotland
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:abolished 1975
gptkbp:administrativeCenter gptkb:Jedburgh
gptkbp:area 267,000 acres
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Selkirkshire
gptkb:Cumberland
gptkb:Dumfriesshire
gptkb:Berwickshire
Northumberland
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalCounty gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Melrose
gptkb:Battle_of_Ancrum_Moor
gptkbp:historicalRegion Scottish Borders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roxburghshire, Scotland
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code GB-ROX
gptkbp:lieutenancyArea gptkb:Roxburgh,_Ettrick_and_Lauderdale
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:River_Tweed
gptkb:River_Teviot
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Melrose
gptkb:Kelso
gptkb:Hawick
gptkb:Jedburgh
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Roxburgh
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Hermitage_Castle
gptkb:Floors_Castle
gptkb:Jedburgh_Abbey
gptkb:Kelso_Abbey
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Roxburghshire
gptkbp:population ~48,000 (1971 census)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Lauder_Brunton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6