Wilton Dean
Encyclopedia
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 include Wilton, Scottish Borders
, Kirkton, Scottish Borders
, Stobs Castle, Branxholme
, Branxholme Castle
, Broadhaugh
, Appletreehall
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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...
, on the Cala Burn, and close to the River Teviot
River Teviot
The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...
.
Along with 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...
and Burnfoot, Scottish Borders
Burnfoot, Scottish Borders
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...
, Wilton Dean is now often considered to be a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Hawick
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...
which is situated very close to the village.
Places nearby include Wilton, Scottish Borders
Wilton, Scottish Borders
Wilton is a parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, comprising the part of Hawick north of the Teviot. Formerly a separate burgh, it was merged with the burgh of Hawick in the 19th century. It stretches from Wilton Dean in the south-west to Burnfoot in the north-east.-See also:*List of...
, Kirkton, Scottish Borders
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:***...
, Stobs Castle, Branxholme
Branxholme
Branxholme is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, overlooking the River Teviot, three miles southwest of Hawick, on the A7 road to Langholm....
, Branxholme Castle
Branxholme Castle
Branxholme Castle is a five-storey tower at Branxholme, about 3 miles south-west of Hawick in the Borders region of Scotland.- History :The present castle is land owned by the Clan Scott since 1420. The Earl of Northumberland burned the first castle in 1532. The next held out against the English...
, Broadhaugh
Broadhaugh
Broadhaugh is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Teviothead, in former Roxburghshire.-Sources:*Williamson, May G. , unpublished PhD thesis. University of Edinburgh.-External links:**...
, 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:...
.