▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁A 6 9 7 ▁and ▁the ▁A 6 1 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁B orders ▁area ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁the ▁parish ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 6 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁made ▁the ▁county ▁town ▁of ▁Ber wick shire ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁town ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁this ▁role ▁since ▁the ▁English ▁took ▁Ber wick ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 2 . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁Green law ▁was ▁situated ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁village , ▁at op ▁a ▁hill ▁- ▁the ▁' Green ▁Law '. ▁This ▁area ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Old ▁Green law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁county ▁town ▁status ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁D uns ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁But ▁when ▁Patrick , ▁Earl ▁of ▁March mont ▁att ained ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Green law ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 7 0 s , ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁his ▁business ▁to ▁restore ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁privileges ▁that ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁bar ony . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁he ▁succeeded : ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁was ▁passed , ▁lay ing ▁down ▁in ▁stat ute ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Green law ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁Head ▁Burg h ▁of ▁Ber wick shire . ▁It ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Green law ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁However , ▁attempts ▁were