Coldstream
Coldstream
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Coldstream Bridge over the River Tweed (August 2004) | |
Location within the Scottish Borders | |
Population | 1,990 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT841398 |
• Edinburgh | 42 miles (68 km) NW |
• London | 299 miles (481 km) SSE |
Civil parish |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COLDSTREAM |
Postcode district | TD12 |
Dialling code | 01890 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Website | Coldstream Community Trust |
Coldstream (
Description
Coldstream lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village. At the 2001 census, the town had a population of 1,813, which was estimated to have risen to 2,050 by 2006.[3][4] The parish, in 2001, had a population of 6,186.[5]
History
Coldstream is the location where
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, much like Gretna Green, as it lay on a major road (now the A697). A monument to Charles Marjoribanks (1794–1833), MP for Berwickshire, whose ancestral home was in nearby Lees, stands at the east end of the town, near the Coldstream Bridge. Alec Douglas-Home (1903–95), who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964, is buried in the churchyard of the ruined Lennel parish church, just outside the village.[7]
Notable buildings in the town include the marriage house, where weddings were conducted,
Each year, during the first week of August, Coldstream hosts a traditional "Civic Week" where it includes historical aspects of the town's history such as the Torchlight procession and horse-rides to the Battle of Flodden battlefield.[11]
Coldstream Priory
The Priory of St Mary was founded before 1166 by Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian. Never wealthy or powerful, the monastery nevertheless occurs frequently in the history of the border lands, being targeted several times by English forces. The monastery is the only one from the period where any charters survive thanks to the good sense of the prioress, having them copied. The house was used by both the English and Scots to gather information on each other, thanks to its location, the prioress treading a tightrope to ensure the survival of the monastery. It became a favourite of Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV, Margaret using it several times during the troubled times of the Regency.
After the Battle of Flodden, the prioress had all the bodies of the Scottish casualties (apart from
Bughtrig House
In February 2020, the
The Ba Green
The
Media
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Scotland and ITV Border. Television signal are received from the Selkirk TV transmitter. [18] BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees can also be received from the Chatton TV transmitter. [19]
Local radio stations are BBC Radio Scotland on 93.5 FM, BBC Radio Newcastle can also be received on 96.0 FM and Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland on 96.8 FM.
The Border Telegraph and Southern Reporter are the town's local newspapers. [20][21]
See also
- Coldstream Bridge
- Coldstream F.C.
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
- Coldstream Cottage Hospital
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Coldstream Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 29 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ "General Register Office for Scotland - Statistics - Publications and Data". Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "Census 2001: Usual Resident Population: Civil Parish: Coldstream". Scotland's Census Results Online. General Register Office for Scotland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Harris, Tim (2006). Restoration; Charles II and his kingdoms. Penguin. pp. 43–44.
- ISBN 1856196631.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "The Marriage House, Coldstream Bridge (LB4074)". Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "The Hirsel (LB4069)". Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Town Hall, 73 High Street, Coldstream (LB23072)". Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Coldstream Civic Week". Scotland Starts Here. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Coldstream Archived 28 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Monastic Matrix
- ^ "Isabella Hoppringle: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay: Dunkirk Mastermind Museum Approved". BBC News. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ISBN 9781841589770.
- ISBN 9780857901156.
- ^ "(Showing Scottish border south of the Tweed) - Berwickshire Sheet XXIX.SW (includes: Coldstream) -". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Selkirk (The Scottish Borders, Scotland) Full Freeview transmitter". May 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Chatton (Northumberland, England) Full Freeview transmitter". May 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Border Telegraph". British Papers. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Southern Reporter". British Papers. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2023.