Melrose, Scottish Borders

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Melrose (Scottish Gaelic: Maolros, "bald moor") is a historic market town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically part of the historic county of Roxburghshire, it lies near the River Tweed, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Edinburgh, 62 miles (100 km) east-southeast of Glasgow, 63 miles (101 km) southeast of Perth, and 3 miles (5 km) west-northwest of Galashiels. It had a population of 2,473 in 2022. Melrose is within the Eildon committee area of Scottish Borders Council. It is surrounded by the small villages of Darnick, Gattonside, Newstead, Lilliesleaf and Bowden.

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