Coldstream

For other places with the same name, see Coldstream (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 55°39′05″N 2°15′15″W / 55.65147°N 2.25423°W / 55.65147; -2.25423

Coldstream
Scottish Gaelic: An Sruthan Fuar
Scots: Cauldstream
Coldstream Bridge over the River Tweed
Coldstream  Coldstream shown within the Scottish Borders
Population	1,813 [1] (2001 census) est. 2,050[2] (2006)
OS grid reference	NT841398
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Berwickshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLDSTREAM
Postcode district	TD12
Dialling code	01890
Police	Lothian and Borders
Fire	Lothian and Borders
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Roxburgh & Berwickshire
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Coldstream (Scottish Gaelic: An Sruthan Fuar)^[3] is a small town in the Borders district of Scotland. It 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. A former burgh, Coldstream is the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army, and is the location where Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296.

In February 1316 during the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir James Douglas defeated a numerically superior force of Gascon soldiery led by Edmond de Caillou at the Skaithmuir to the north of the town.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, in a similar vein to Gretna Green, as it lay on a major road (now the A697). Notable buildings in the town include the toll house where marriages were conducted, and The Hirsel, which is the family seat of the Earls of Home.

An imposing monument to Charles Marjoribanks, MP for Berwickshire, stands at the east end of the town, close to the Coldstream Bridge.

Alec Douglas-Home, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964, is buried in Coldstream.^[4]

Henderson Park has good views of the river and "Nun's Walk", the closest one can get to the water.

See also

• Coldstream Bridge
• Coldstream F.C.
• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

References

1. ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Coldstream Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=coldstream&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
2. ^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data
3. ^ "Search Results: Coldstream". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. http://www.gaelicplacenames.org/databasedetails.php?id=880. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
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