St Boswells
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St Boswells Scottish Gaelic Cille Bhoisil Scots Bosells |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 34 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1494 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | MELROSE | ||
| ZIP code section | TD6 | ||
| prefix | 01835 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
St Boswells is a village in the Scottish Borders Council Area in south-eastern Scotland .
geography
The place is about 30 km north of the border with England, near the south bank of the River Tweed and is named after the holy Boisil , an abbot of the nearby Melrose Abbey . Another ex-Borders abbey, Dryburgh Abbey , is in close proximity to St Boswells, as is Scott's View . The A68 from Darlington in England to Edinburgh runs near the place. From 1849 to 1969 St Boswells owned a station on the Waverley Line .
population
According to the last census (2011), the population is 1494 inhabitants.
Personalities
- Christopher Harvie , historian and politician ( Scottish National Party ), grew up here.
Web links
Commons : St. Boswells - collection of images, videos and audio files
