Hawick
Place in Scottish Borders, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.426, -2.787 |
|---|---|
| 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 miles21.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Burnfoot Place 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hawick and Denholm Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Denholm Place 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Selkirkshire Ward 8 miles12.8 km
- Selkirk Place 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bannerfield Place 9 miles14.6 km
Example postcodes in Hawick
TD9 9HA, TD9 7QP, TD9 8PZ, TD9 0DA, TD9 7BA, TD9 7BN, TD9 0DH, TD9 8BG, TD9 0AR … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 42.8 miles68.9 km
- Newcastle International Airport 50.8 miles81.8 km
Hotels near Hawick Ad
- Mansfield House Hotel 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Balcary House Hotel 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Auld Cross Keys Inn 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Hundalee House B&B 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Heatherlie House Hotel 4 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Cross Keys Inn 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Horse and Hound Country Inn 5.4 miles8.8 km
- The Royal Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Philipburn Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- The Spread Eagle Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
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 miles1.2 km
- Cavers House Estate 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Borthwickshiels Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Harwood Estate 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Chisholme Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Hallrule Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Minto House Estate 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Borthwickbrae Estate 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Riddell Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Abbotrule Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Hoscote Estate 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Chesters Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km