TWEEDDALE

district, Borders (q.v.) region, southern Scotland; created by the reorganization of 1975, it constitutes the former county of Peeblesshire (q.v.), or Peebles. The district, with an area of 347 square miles (899 square km), lies in the Southern Uplands and is drained by the River Tweed and its tributaries. Sheep are raised on the moors, and the district's limited agricultural land, along the valley floors, grows barley and fodder crops and pastures beef cattle. Peebles, the seat of the district authority, Innerleithen, and Walkerburn produce woolen goods and knitwear. Trout and salmon fishing and moorland scenery attract tourists. Pop. (1987 est.) 14,734.