55º25N 2º47W. Town in Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, UK; on the R Teviot, 63 km/39 mi SSE of Edinburgh and 59 km/37 mi N of Carlisle; birthplace of Dame Isobel Baillie, Francis Scott, and James Lee; a centre of reiving (cattle rustling) in the Middle Ages; granted charter, 1537; St Mary's Church (1214, rebuilt 1763), Hawick Motte (12th-c); Kielder Reservoir nearby; famous for its locally produced knitwear; Common Riding ceremonies (Jun).
| Hawick | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| OS grid reference: | NT505155 |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 14,801 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Council area: | Scottish Borders |
| Constituent country: | Scotland |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Police force: | Lothian and Borders Police |
| Lieutenancy area: | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| Former county: | Roxburghshire |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | HAWICK |
| Postal district: | TD9 |
| Dialling code: | 01450 |
| Politics | |
| Scottish Parliament: | Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
| UK Parliament: | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
Hawick (pronounced [ˈhɑ:ɪk]) is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. see below)
You - Ee ("What ir ee daein?") or yow ("A tellt yow ti dae eet, no him!")
More - Mair
Town - Toun
Doing - Daein
Know - Ken
I don't - A deh (or "A dinnae")
You don't - Ee deh (or "Ee dinnae")
He doesn't - Hei (or "eh") disnae
Kiss - Sneck
Cigarette - Fawg
Foolish - Gimpit
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