Berwickshire

Berwickshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Borders	East Lothian Midlothian Northumberland Roxburghshire
Population	26,458
Area (sq mi)	457 square miles

Berwickshire is a county in south-east Scotland which forms a part of the Anglo-Scottish border region. Its county town was Berwick upon Tweed; but Berwick changed hands between England and Scotland 13 times during the Border wars between the two nations, and since 1481 has been part of England. Following the loss of Berwick, Greenlaw, and later Duns became the county town.

Much of Berwickshire is occupied by The Merse, a large area of fertile, low-lying land known as the 'breadbasket of Scotland'.

Similarly-named areas

There is a lieutenancy area called Berwickshire, although it is legally distinct from the traditional county. The lieutenancy area has a different area to the county, excluding the westernmost part containing Earlston and Lauder and including a small remote area of East Lothian.