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Newtown St Boswells
Also known as: Baile Ùr Chille Bhoisil
Newtown St Boswells in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Newtown St Boswells is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Newtown St Boswells (Scots: Newtoon; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Bhoisil [ˈpaləˈuːɾˈvɔʃɪl]) is a village in the Scottish Borders council area, in south-east Scotland. The village lies south of the Eildon Hills on the Sprouston and Newtown burns, approximately 40 miles (64 km) south-east of Edinburgh. It is the administrative centre of the Scottish Borders, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire.
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Background
History
Newtown St Boswells is an old settlement, well-established by the 16th century. The town has been known at various times as Newtoune, Newtown of Eildon, Neuton and Newtown of Dryburgh. It lies split between the civil parishes of Melrose and St Boswells. Historically, Newtown St Boswells was a centre for milling grain, with watermills on its burns. It became a regional centre of communication and an exporter of livestock after the opening of its railway station. This importance has declined since the closure of the station in 1969. ]] Roxburghshire County Council established offices at Newtown St Boswells in 1896, and subsequently moved its meeting place there from Jedburgh in 1930. A large…
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- Coordinates
- 55.5772, -2.6731
- Official site
- www.nrscotland.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q917255 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newtown St Boswells (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Newtown St Boswells?
- Newtown St Boswells is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.5772°, -2.6731°.