Place:Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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NameWalkerburn
TypeVillage
Coordinates55.6232°N 3.0178°W
Located inPeeblesshire, Scotland     (1889 - 1975)
See alsoInnerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotlandparish in which Walkerburn was located before 1975
Borders, Scotlandregional authority 1975-1996
Scottish Borders, Scotlandunitary council area since 1996
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Walkerburn is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about from Peebles and from Galashiels.

It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne family. It is the home of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute.

The village also unusually houses a small number of science-based industries and many successful small enterprises. It boasts Scotland's first hydro electric scheme.

Walkerburn has a population of around 740 (2020).

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