Selkirkshire
Britishnoun
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The latest chapter begins at a house auction, raising funds to renovate a Palladian mansion in Selkirk called the Haining, bequeathed to the people of Selkirkshire in 2009 by its late owner, Andrew Nimmo-Smith.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015
Selkirkshire councillor Michelle Ballantyne told the planning meeting: "I hope the visitors will see the Borders for what it is and keep coming back."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2013
Of this latter body, the principal spokesman was its chairman, William Collin, an excerpt from Selkirkshire and one of my chiefest friends.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
There was much talk between the Sheriff and Mr. Pringle about the Selkirkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, of which the latter had been the original commandant.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
Your old corps of the Selkirkshire Yeomanry have been under orders, and expect to be sent either to Dumfries or Carlisle.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
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