Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a of. It borders to the west,  to the north,  to the north-east,  to the east, and  to the south.

Until 1975 it was a, with a formed by the. Under the the county was abolished, with its area becoming part of the  district of the. The was the  of. The county contained one other,.

History
In the  Selkirk formed part of the lands of the  who hunted it rather than settled there. Neither the, , or the cleared much of the forestry there and for centuries Selkirk was known for its forest coverage. Indeed an alternative name for the county was. Under the the forest was regarded as Royal. Despite this it was not until the reign of that sheriffs were appointed to administer the county on the Crown's behalf. Under, the forest was granted to the. Later, the assumed the hereditary sheriffdom. Under and after King, the , and later administered the county on behalf of the Crown, until the.

Folk ballads written of the county commemorate the in, the 'Dowie Dens' at  and Tibbie Shiels at.

Population
The population as returned at the was as follows :
 * 1801: 5,889
 * 1811: 6,637
 * 1821: 6,833
 * 1841: 7,990
 * 1851: 9,809
 * 1861: 10,449
 * 1871: 19,651
 * 1881: 26,346
 * 1891: 28,068
 * 1901: 23,356
 * 1911: 24,601
 * 1921: 22,607
 * 1931: 22,711
 * 1951: 21,729