Ettrick and Lauderdale
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Ettrick and Lauderdale (Eadaraig agus Srath Labhdair in Scottish Gaelic) was one of four local government districts in the Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
region of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
from 1975 to 1996.
The district was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
from:
- The entire countyCounties of ScotlandThe counties of Scotland were the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current lieutenancy areas and registration counties are largely based on them. They are often referred to as historic counties....
of SelkirkshireSelkirkshireSelkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Berwickshire to the north-east, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south... - Part of BerwickshireBerwickshireBerwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
(the burgh of Lauder and most of the West district of the county) - Part of MidlothianMidlothianMidlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
(Heriot and Stow) - Part of RoxburghshireRoxburghshireRoxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
(the burgh of Melrose and most of Melrose district).
In 1989 the district was enlarged by the addition of the Brothershiels area from the neighbouring district of Midlothian.
The district council's headquarters were in Galashiels
Galashiels
Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala" .Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Scottish Borders...
. The district had an estimated population of 35,490 in 1994.
In 1996 the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 replaced the two-tier regions and districts with unitary council areas. The region and four districts were merged to form the present Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area.
In the area of Lauder, Lauderdarian used to be the main language spoken in the town of Lauder. Nowadays people normally only use English or German. In Lauder, it is very common for people who grew up there to speak Lauderdarian, English and German. In most shops people will speak in both English and German, although Lauderdarian can still be seen used by the locals.
Lauderdarian is generally referred to as a mix of German, Galic and Borders. Often a quote from the film Donnie Darko can be seen written as an example of the language. In the film the quote is in English "Every living creature dies alone", in Lauderdarian this is translated as "Yedodh animordor tordes elges". Yedodh (yaydoch) means Every, animordor is two words; (ani) meaning living and (Mordor) meaning creature. Tordes means dies and elges is alone. Whilst it may look complicated, Lauderdarain is actually very simple.
Legacy
- The district's title still forms part of the name of the Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleTweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
Scottish Parliament constituency. - Ettrick and Lauderdale Divisional Court, whose area corresponds to the former district, sits at Selkirk.
- Ettrick and Lauderdale Sports Council promotes interest and participation in sport in the area covered by the former Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council.
- Roxburgh, Ettrick and LauderdaleLord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and LauderdaleThis is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale. This office replaced the Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and the Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire in 1975....
is one of the lieutenancy areas of ScotlandLieutenancy areas of ScotlandThe lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former regions and districts, the...
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