Burnfoot, Scottish Borders

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]

For the hamlet near Roberton, see Burnfoot, Roberton, Scottish Borders.

Burnfoot Scottish Gaelic: Bun na h-Aibhne[1] Scots: Burnfit
Burnfoot Location within the Scottish Borders
OS grid reference	NT514160
• Edinburgh	53 mi (85 km)
• London	349 mi (562 km)
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAWICK
Postcode district	TD9
Dialling code	01450
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

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

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

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.