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unusual facts about Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale



Jock Robson

Born in Innerleithen, Tweeddale, Robson played as a goalkeeper despite only standing at 5’8”.

Liddesdale

Liddesdale was also an historic district of Scotland, bordering Teviotdale to the east, Annandale to the west and Tweeddale to the north, with the English county of Cumberland across the border to the south.

Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

It consists of the committee areas of Eildon, Cheviot and Teviot and Liddesdale (the former (1975—1996) local government districts of Roxburgh and Ettrick and Lauderdale) within the Scottish Borders council area.

Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2008

Jeremy Purvis - MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, had also been considered to be a possible contender, but he declined to run after Scott and Finnie announced their candidacies.


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