Sheriffdom of Selkirk

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The Sheriffdom of Selkirk was a historic Scottish sheriffdom centered on Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, responsible for local judicial and administrative functions before modern legal reforms.

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instanceOf former administrative division
historic sheriffdom
administered civil justice
criminal justice
local administration
appliedLaw Scots law NERFINISHED
category Historic sheriffdoms of Scotland
centeredOn Selkirk NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Scotland
existedBefore modern Scottish legal reforms
governanceStructure royal sheriffdom
governedByOffice Sheriff of Selkirk NERFINISHED
hadCourt sheriff court at Selkirk NERFINISHED
hasCapital Selkirk NERFINISHED
hasFunction local administrative authority
local judicial authority
hasJurisdictionOver Selkirkshire NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Borders
locatedIn Scottish Borders NERFINISHED
southern Scotland
partOf Scottish sheriff court system NERFINISHED
regionType sheriffdom
replacedBy modern sheriff court districts
reformed local government structures in Scotland
subordinateTo central authorities of the Kingdom of Scotland
timePeriod early modern Scotland
medieval Scotland
usedLanguage English
Scots

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Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire relatedTo Sheriffdom of Selkirk