Coldstream

For the Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia see Coldstream

Coldstream

Statistics
Population:	1,846
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for NT841398
Administration
Council area:	Scottish Borders
Nation:	Scotland
Other
Lieutenancy area:	Berwickshire
Traditional county:	Berwickshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	COLDSTREAM
Postcode:	-	Dialling code:	+44-1890
Politics
UK Parliament:	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Scottish Parliament:	Roxburgh & Berwickshire
European Parliament:	Scotland

Coldstream (An t-Alltan Fuar in Scottish Gaelic) 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 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 House mansion.

See also

• Coldstream Bridge