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  Population 1,846
  Place Coldstream
  PlaceG
  PlaceS Coldstream
  GridReference NT841398
  Council Scottish Borders
  Lieutenancy Berwickshire
  Traditional Berwickshire
  Westminster Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
  Holyrood Roxburgh & Berwickshire
  PostalTown COLDSTREAM
  PostCode TD12
  DiallingCode 01890
  Police Lothian And Borders Police


Coldstream is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders . It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire , while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank. The town is well known as the home of the Coldstream Guards British Army Regiment , and is also noted as the location where Edward I Of England invaded Scotland in 1296 .

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway Marriage s, 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 House mansion.


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