Hawick
Place in Scottish Borders, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.426, -2.787 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 50 14 |
| Population: | 14,050 |
| Dialling code: | 01450 |
Hawick is a market town in the Scottish Borders, in the south of Scotland, set in Teviotdale on the banks of the River Teviot. It has a compact, cobbled high street and sits amid rolling Border hills, a landscape shaped by its history on the Anglo‑Scottish frontier and by former mill activity along the river.
Culturally and economically Hawick is best known for textiles and knitwear - cashmere, tweeds and hosiery were once the town’s industrial backbone and specialist makers still trade there - and for its robust traditions, notably the annual Common Riding and a proud rugby culture centred on the local club. The mix of industry, festival life and Border heritage gives the town a distinctive, community‑minded character.
Postcode districts covering Hawick
Most populated places nearby
- Galashiels 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Burnfoot Place 0.9 miles
- Hawick and Denholm Ward 4.5 miles
- Denholm Place 4.6 miles
- Selkirkshire Ward 8 miles
- Selkirk Place 8.9 miles
- Bannerfield Place 9 miles
Example postcodes in Hawick
TD9 0JE, TD9 9QQ, TD9 9LT, TD9 9PD, TD9 0HS, TD9 0DU, TD9 7JU, TD9 9JW, TD9 8BB … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 42.8 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 50.8 miles
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Schools in Hawick
- Drumlanrig St Cuthbert's Primary School Primary
- Hawick High School Secondary
- Stirches Primary School Primary
- Trinity Primary School Primary
- Wilton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stirches Estate 0.7 miles
- Cavers House Estate 2.2 miles
- Borthwickshiels Estate 4.5 miles
- Harwood Estate 5.3 miles
- Chisholme Estate 5.4 miles
- Hallrule Estate 5.4 miles
- Minto House Estate 5.7 miles
- Borthwickbrae Estate 5.8 miles
- Riddell Estate 6.3 miles
- Abbotrule Estate 6.9 miles
- Hoscote Estate 7.6 miles
- Chesters Estate 8.4 miles