Hawick

British

/ ˈhɔːɪk /

noun

a town in SE Scotland, in S central Scottish Borders: knitwear industry. Pop: 14 573 (2001)

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"I often walk between Hawick and Selkirk on the Borders Abbey Way," she said.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Police Scotland confirmed a 33-year-man was arrested on 12 February in the Hawick area of the Scottish Borders and released without charge.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The company had considered several sites before announcing Hassendean, outside Hawick, as the chosen location for its first village in Scotland.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Members of Clan Turnbull stepped in to preserve Ruberslaw Parish Church at Bedrule - between Hawick and Jedburgh - during the summer.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Robert Wilson's Sketch of the History of Hawick, a small 8vo. printed in 1825.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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