Burnfoot, Scottish Borders

For the hamlet near Roberton, see Burnfoot, Roberton, Scottish Borders.
Burnfoot
Scottish Gaelic: Bun na h-Aibhne[1]
Scots: Burnfit
Burnfoot
 Burnfoot shown within the Scottish Borders
OS grid referenceNT514160
   – Edinburgh  53 mi (85 km) 
   – London  349 mi (562 km) 
Council areaScottish Borders
Lieutenancy areaRoxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HAWICK
Postcode district TD9
Dialling code 01450
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish ParliamentEttrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 55°26′10″N 2°46′08″W / 55.436°N 2.769°W / 55.436; -2.769

Burnfoot (Scottish Gaelic: Bun na h-Aibhne, Scots: Burnfit) 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.[2] However, its primary school has won praise for its teaching and attitude to various issues in the past.[3]

Other places nearby include Appletreehall, Burnhead, Burnhead Tower, Kirkton, and Galalaw.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig.
  2. ↑ "Shop staff live in fear of Burnfoot yobs", Hawick News, 3 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Burnfoot wins silver for its healthy attitude", Southern Reporter, 19 October 2006.
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