Borthwick
The 18th century kirk in Borthwick
Borthwick is located in Midlothian
Borthwick
Borthwick
Location within Midlothian
OS grid referenceNT366595
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOREBRIDGE
Postcode districtEH23
Dialling code01875
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55°49′30″N 3°00′40″W / 55.825°N 3.011°W / 55.825; -3.011

Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton.[1][2] Nearby is Newtongrange in the parish of Newbattle.[3]

The civil parish has an area of 9375 acres [1] and a population of 2,841 (in 2011).[4]

Notable residents

Very Rev Thomas Turnbull was minister of the parish from 1734 to 1786.

Borthwick was the birthplace of the historian William Robertson.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of Scotland, publ. by W & AK Johnston, Edinburgh, 1937. Article on Borthwick. Places are presented alphabetically.
  2. ^ Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, Topographical, Statistical and Commercial, ed. by J.G. Bartholomew, publ. George Newnes, London, 1904. Article on Borthwick.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of Scotland, 2nd edition, by W. Groome, publ. 1896. Article on Newtongrange.
  4. ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930.

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