Berwickshire

British

/ ˈbɛrɪkˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

(until 1975) a county of SE Scotland: part of the Borders region from 1975 to 1996, now part of Scottish Borders council area

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In recent years, she has added 11km to her farm in Berwickshire.

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The route followed the east coast through Berwickshire, the Borders and East Lothian before reaching the finish at the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens.

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Their reunion was prompted by the photo of their class appearing in the local paper, the Berwickshire News.

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Bee was used for several decades as a private pleasure boat before being acquired by the Berwickshire Marine Trust to teach traditional sailing skills.

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Richard Honer relocated to the Berwickshire village almost two decades ago after suffering severe injuries in a car crash.

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