Place:Hawick (town), Roxburghshire, Scotland

Watchers
Larger map
NameHawick (town)
TypeTown
Coordinates55.4221°N 2.7875°W
Located inRoxburghshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoHawick, Roxburghshire, Scotlandparish in which the town of Hawick was located until 1975
Borders, Scotlandregional authority 1975-1996
Scottish Borders, Scotlandunitary council area since 1996


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and is the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. The town is at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot.

The town was formerly established in the 16th century, but was previously the site of historic settlement going back hundreds of years. By the late 17th century, the town began to grow significantly, especially during the Industrial Revolution and Victorian era as a centre for the production of textiles, with a focus on knitting and weaving, involving materials such as tweed and cashmere. By the late 20th century, textile production had declined but the town remains an important regional centre for shopping, tourism and services. Hawick's architecture is distinctive in that it has many sandstone buildings with slate roofs. The town has several museums, parks and heritage sites. The town hosts the annual Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Hawick., especially the sections "Monuments", "Industry" and "Teri talk".

[edit]

Research Tips

Refer to the Parish of Hawick

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Hawick. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Hawick_%28town%29%2C_Roxburghshire%2C_Scotland"