Anglo-Scottish border north of the boundary for oil installations established by the Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987. The border country, historically known as the Scottish Marches, is the area either side of the Anglo-Scottish border including parts of the modern council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders, and parts of the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland. It is a hilly area, with the Scottish Southern Uplands to the north, and the Cheviot Hills forming the border between the two countries to the south. From the Norman conquest of England until the reign of James VI of Scotland,
Oxton, Scottish Borders the church, the manse, the school, the churchyard, the schoolmaster’s house, and even the river bridges, all out of their own pockets. The village often gets snowed in during the winter, as the Borders Council gritters cannot get access so villagers have to rely on the local farmers to help clear roads with tractors. Oxton, Scottish Borders Oxton is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. It is 4.5 miles north of Lauder, and 25 miles south east of the centre of Edinburgh, yet in a quiet rural position. The village of