Reston, Berwickshire

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Reston
Berwickshire

The main street in Reston
Location
Grid reference: NT884620
Location: 55°51’4"N, 2°11’13"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders

Reston is a village in Berwickshire, on the western bank of the Eye Water. It is a modest place, with a population of about 750.

The village has a cattle market, and a quarry to the east. The A1 (the Great North Road) runs to the north of the village.

Position

Reston is on the East Coast Main Line, the railway line which runs between London's King's Cross Station and Edinburgh's Waverley station. Reston once hasd its own station on the line, and the junction between the Berwickshire Railway and the East Coast Main Line. Both the Berwickshire Railway and station are now closed.

Outside links

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