Newtown St Boswells Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Bhoisil Scots: Newtoon
Old Station Court, formerly the location of St. Boswells railway station
Newtown St Boswells Location within the Scottish Borders
Area	1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) [1]
Population	1,470 (mid-2020 est.)[2]
• Density	1,073/km2 (2,780/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NT576316
• Edinburgh	33 mi (53 km) NW
Civil parish	Melrose St Boswells
Community council	Newtown and Eildon
Council area	Scottish Borders
Lieutenancy area	Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MELROSE
Postcode district	TD6
Dialling code	01835
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scottish Parliament	Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
List of places UK Scotland 55°34′34″N 2°40′26″W / 55.576°N 2.674°W / 55.576; -2.674

Newtown St Boswells (Scots: Newtoon; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Bhoisil^[3] [ˈpaləˈuːɾˈvɔʃɪl]) is a village in the Scottish Borders council area, in south-east Scotland. The village lies south of the Eildon Hills on the Sprouston and Newtown burns,^[4] approximately 40 miles (64 km) south-east of Edinburgh. It is the administrative centre of the Scottish Borders, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire.

History

Newtown St Boswells is an old settlement, well-established by the 16th century. The town has been known at various times as Newtoune, Newtown of Eildon, Neuton and Newtown of Dryburgh.^{[citation needed]} It lies split between the civil parishes of Melrose and St Boswells.

Historically, Newtown St Boswells was a centre for milling grain, with watermills on its burns. It became a regional centre of communication and an exporter of livestock after the opening of its railway station.^{[citation needed]} This importance has declined since the closure of the station in 1969.

Roxburghshire County Council established offices at Newtown St Boswells in 1896, and subsequently moved its meeting place there from Jedburgh in 1930.^[5] A large new building was added to the site in 1968.^[6] From 1975 to 1996, the offices served as the administrative centre for Borders Regional Council. Since the 1996 the offices have been the headquarters of Scottish Borders Council and known as the Council Headquarters.^[7]

Education

The village is served by Newtown Primary School, which is a feeder school to Earlston High School,^[8] about 5 miles (8.0 km) away in Earlston. The primary school also has nursery provision for preschool-aged children. A Borders College campus at the southeastern tip of the village specialises in agricultural education.^[9]