What is Selkirkshire?
[[File:Selkirkshire Brit Isles Sect 2.svg|230px|right|thumb|Selkirkshire]] '''Selkirkshire''' is a [[county]] in [[Scotland]]. It is next to [[Berwickshire]], [[Peeblesshire]] and [[Midlothian]]. The whole of Selkirkshire is in the [[Scottish Borders]] council area. The shire is named after the town of [[Selkirk]]. Selkirkshire's [[county town]] is the Royal Burgh of Selkirk. ==Local government== Selkirkshire County Council, like all the County Councils in Scotland, was made in [[1890]]. The Council met in Selkirk. Selkirkshire County Council was ended in [[1975]]. In 1975 a new Borders Region was made. Selkirkshire was made part of a district called Etterick and Lauderdale. Etterick and Lauderdale District Council was ended in [[1996]]. Selkirkshire is now all in the Scottish Borders Council Area. {{Shire in Scotland|Selkirkshire}} {{coord|55|45|N|2|30|W|display=title|region:GB_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki}} {{Commonscat}} [[Category:Scottish Borders]]