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Tweeddale

Coordinates:55°45′N3°15′W/ 55.750°N 3.250°W/55.750; -3.250
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Tweeddale
District(1975–1996)
Lieutenancy Area(1975–)

Council Offices,Rosetta Road, Peebles

Tweeddale district 1975–1996
Tweeddale lieutenancy area 1975–
History
• Created16 May 1975
• Abolished31 March 1996
• Succeeded byScottish Borders
•HQPeebles
Contained within
• RegionBorders

Tweeddale(Scottish Gaelic:Srath Thuaidh/Tuaidhdail) is acommittee areaandlieutenancy areain theScottish Borderscouncil areain south-easternScotland.It had also been aprovincein theMiddle Ages.From 1975 to 1996 it was alocal government district.Its boundaries correspond to the historic county ofPeeblesshire.

Geography

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The area had an estimated population of 20,848 in 2015. It is one of the five committee areas in the Scottish Borders. Major settlements in the area includePeebles,InnerleithenandWest Linton.[1]

It is the traditional name for thedale(the area drained) by the upper reaches of theRiver Tweed.This area was considered to end before theYarrow Waterflowed into the Tweed, so the area was bounded to the south and east by the Yarrow/Tweedwatershed,and to the north and east by theGala Water/Tweed watershed.

12,770haof upper Tweeddale betweenBroughtonandPeeblesis designated as theUpper Tweeddale National Scenic Area,[2][3]one of 40such areasin Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development.[4]

History

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1689 map of Scotland showing "Twedale" as covering the combined area of Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire

Tweeddale was a historic district orprovincein theMiddle Ages,borderingTeviotdaleandthe Marchesto the east,LiddesdaleandAnnandaleto the south,Clydesdaleto the west andLothianto the north. From the twelfth century the area was divided intosheriffdoms.The southern part of Tweeddale became the sheriffdom ofSelkirkshire,also known as Ettrick Forest, whilst the northern part of Tweeddale was initially divided into two sheriffdoms, based atPeeblesandTraquair,before those two were united as the single shire of Peebles, orPeeblesshire,around 1304.[5]From then on the shires gradually became the more important areas for administration; the old provinces were not abolished as such, but their importance diminished.[6]

Tweeddale District

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Local government reorganisation in 1975 under theLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973introduced a two-tier structure of local government across Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Peeblesshire County Council was abolished and the area became part of theBordersregion. The region was divided into four districts, one of which was called Tweeddale, covering the same area as pre-1975 Peeblesshire. The new Tweeddale district took over the functions of the six formerdistrictsof Peeblesshire, which were all abolished at the same time:[7][8]

Forlieutenancypurposes, the lastlord-lieutenantof the county of Peeblesshire was made the firstLord Lieutenant of Tweeddalewhen the reforms came into effect in 1975.[9]

The Borders region and its four districts, including Tweeddale, were abolished in 1996, merging to form the presentScottish Borderscouncil area.[10]The area of the pre-1996 Tweeddale district continues to be used as a lieutenancy area.[11]

Political control

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The first election to Tweeddale District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held byindependents:[12]

Party in control Years
Independent 1975–1996

Premises

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The council was based at theCouncil Officeson Rosetta Road in Peebles. The building had originally been built in 1856 as a workhouse, but had been extensively rebuilt and extended in 1935 to become the headquarters of Peeblesshire County Council.[13][14]After the 1996 reforms the building became an area office for Scottish Borders Council and a police station.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Tweeddale".Scottish Borders Council.Retrieved25 January2019.
  2. ^"National Scenic Areas - Maps".SNH. 20 December 2010.Retrieved7 March2018.
  3. ^"Upper Tweeddale NSA".NatureScot.Retrieved29 October2020.
  4. ^"National Scenic Areas".NatureScot.Retrieved29 October2020.
  5. ^Chalmers, William (1864).A History of Peeblesshire.Edinburgh: William and Robert Chalmers. p. 49.Retrieved18 December2022.
  6. ^"Scottish Counties and Parishes: their history and boundaries on maps".National Library of Scotland.Retrieved18 December2022.
  7. ^"Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,1973 c. 65,retrieved22 November2022
  8. ^"Boundaries viewer".National Library of Scotland.Retrieved17 December2022.
  9. ^"The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 1975/428,retrieved27 November2022
  10. ^"Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,1994 c. 39,retrieved16 December2022
  11. ^"The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 1996/731,retrieved16 December2022
  12. ^"Compositions calculator".The Elections Centre.Retrieved17 December2022.
  13. ^Historic Environment Scotland."Rosetta Road, Tweeddale District Council Offices, with gatepiers, boundary walls and lamp standards (Category B Listed Building) (LB39256)".Retrieved18 December2022.
  14. ^"No. 21016".The London Gazette.20 November 1981. p. 1580.
  15. ^"Social work offices".Scottish Borders Council.Retrieved18 December2022.
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