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Peeblesshire (Siorrachd nam Pùballan in Gaelic), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. Its main town was Peebles
Peebles

Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scotland Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed.Initially a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of the Scottish Borders up until the 1960s....
, and it bordered Midlothian
Midlothian

Midlothian is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
 to the north, Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire 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....
 to the east, Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Dumfries has similar boundaries....
 to the south, and Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire , officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a Counties of Scotland of Scotland.It was bounded to the north by Stirlingshire and a detached portion of Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire, West Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshi...
 to the west.

After the local government reorganisation
Subdivisions of Scotland

For Local government in Scotland purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authority designated as "councils"....
 of 1975 the use of the name Peeblesshire was discontinued, and the area was governed as the district of Tweeddale
Tweeddale

Tweeddale is a committee area and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in the Scotland Scottish Borders. With a population of 17,394 at the latest UK census 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders....
.

The term Peeblesshire is still in common usage with local inhabitants as a form of identity and is regularly used in addresses as opposed to 'Tweedale' or 'Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders , often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government Council areas of Scotland 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 Metropolitan and non-metropolit...
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Peeblesshire (Siorrachd nam Pùballan in Gaelic), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. Its main town was Peebles
Peebles

Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scotland Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed.Initially a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of the Scottish Borders up until the 1960s....
, and it bordered Midlothian
Midlothian

Midlothian is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
 to the north, Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire 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....
 to the east, Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Dumfries has similar boundaries....
 to the south, and Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire , officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a Counties of Scotland of Scotland.It was bounded to the north by Stirlingshire and a detached portion of Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire, West Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshi...
 to the west.

After the local government reorganisation
Subdivisions of Scotland

For Local government in Scotland purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authority designated as "councils"....
 of 1975 the use of the name Peeblesshire was discontinued, and the area was governed as the district of Tweeddale
Tweeddale

Tweeddale is a committee area and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in the Scotland Scottish Borders. With a population of 17,394 at the latest UK census 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders....
.

The term Peeblesshire is still in common usage with local inhabitants as a form of identity and is regularly used in addresses as opposed to 'Tweedale' or 'Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders , often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government Council areas of Scotland 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 Metropolitan and non-metropolit...
'. The local newspaper is called the Peeblesshire News and the area Peeblesshire used to cover approximates to the current catchment of Peebles High School
Peebles High School

Peebles High School is a state comprehensive school for girls and boys aged 11-18, located in the town of Peebles in Peeblesshire. It came into existence as Bonnington Park Academy in 1858....
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