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Hawick

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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