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Borders

Former region of Scotland (1975–96) which consisted of four districts and was replaced in 1996 by the Scottish Borders unitary authority.

The districts of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Berwickshire, and Roxburgh made up the Borders region. The region was created in 1975 with lands from the five counties of Midlothian, Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire, and Berwickshire.



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