Burnfoot, Scottish Borders
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Burnfoot is a housing estate just east of the A7, in the northern part of Hawick
, by the Boonraw Burn, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
. Wilton Dean
and Stirches
were also villages surrounding Hawick. Burnfoot was built as a council estate between the 1950s and 1970s and is now mostly owned by the Scottish Borders Housing Association and Waverley Housing, two social landlords in the Borders. It is the poorest part of Hawick, with relatively high rates of social deprivation in several areas, especially around Ruberslaw Road and the Meadows, according to the 2001 census. Like many such areas in Scotland, it also has more than its fair share of antisocial behaviour, with many incidents around the Kenilworth Avenue shops. However, its school has won praise for its teaching and attitude to various issues in the past.
Other places nearby include Appletreehall
, Burnhead, Burnhead Tower, Kirkton
, and Gala Law.
Hawick
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
, by the Boonraw Burn, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Wilton Dean
Wilton Dean
Wilton Dean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the Cala Burn, and close to the River Teviot. Along with Stirches and Burnfoot, Scottish Borders, Wilton Dean is now often considered to be a suburb of Hawick which is situated very close to the village.Places nearby...
and Stirches
Stirches
Stirches is an area of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, mostly consisting of ex-council housing built in 1973 . It is often considered to be one of the more desirable housing schemes in the town.-See also:*Wilton Dean*List of places in the Scottish Borders...
were also villages surrounding Hawick. Burnfoot was built as a council estate between the 1950s and 1970s and is now mostly owned by the Scottish Borders Housing Association and Waverley Housing, two social landlords in the Borders. It is the poorest part of Hawick, with relatively high rates of social deprivation in several areas, especially around Ruberslaw Road and the Meadows, according to the 2001 census. Like many such areas in Scotland, it also has more than its fair share of antisocial behaviour, with many incidents around the Kenilworth Avenue shops. However, its school has won praise for its teaching and attitude to various issues in the past.
Other places nearby include Appletreehall
Appletreehall
Appletreehall is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 miles north-east of Hawick, in the former Roxburghshire.Nearby are Wilton Dean, Wilton, Scottish Borders, Branxholme, Broadhaugh, and Roberton, Scottish Borders.-References:...
, Burnhead, Burnhead Tower, Kirkton
Kirkton, Scottish Borders
Kirkton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A6088, near Hawick. Grid Ref. NT5413.Places nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk, Wilton Dean and the Wauchope Forest.-External links:***...
, and Gala Law.