Coldstream
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- For the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia see Coldstream
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 1,846 |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for NT841398 |
| Administration | |
| Council area: | Scottish Borders |
| Nation: | Scotland |
| Other | |
| Lieutenancy area: | Berwickshire |
| Traditional county: | Berwickshire |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | COLDSTREAM |
| Postcode: | TD12 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1890 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk |
| Scottish Parliament: | Roxburgh & Berwickshire |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
Coldstream (An t-Alltan Fuar in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank. The town is well known as the home of the Coldstream Guards British Army regiment, and is also noted as the location where Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, in a similar vein to Gretna Green, as it lay on a major road (now the A697). Notable buildings in the town include the toll house where marriages were conducted, and the Hirsel House mansion.
See also
| River Tweed, UK (Others in NSW and NZ) | edit | |
| Administrative areas: Scottish Borders, Scotland | Northumberland, England | Flows into: North Sea Towns (upstream to downstream): Peebles | Galashiels | Melrose | St. Boswells | Kelso | Coldstream | Berwick-upon-Tweed Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence): Cor Water | Talla Water | Holms Water | Lyne Water | Manor Water Major bridges (upstream to downstream): Leaderfoot Viaduct | Dryburgh Bridge | Mertoun Bridge | Kelso Bridge | Coldstream Bridge | ||
| Longest UK rivers: 1. Severn 2. Thames 3. Trent 4. Aire 5. Great Ouse 6. Wye 7. Tay 8. Spey 9. Nene 10. Clyde 11. Tweed 12. Eden | ||
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