Tweedbank
Sign in to saveTweedbank is a town south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other (eastern) side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101.
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Place details
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 2,100
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Tweedbank
- UK place.static_image
- Gunknowe Loch, Tweedbank.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The man-made Gunknowe Loch, Tweedbank
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NT519347
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 29
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 303
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Scottish Borders
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +2040
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Gunknowe Loch, Tweedbank.jpg
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Tweedbank is a town south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other (eastern) side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101.
==Geography== Tweedbank, as the name suggests, sits adjacent to the River Tweed, and approximately down river from Abbotsford House, the historic home of Sir Walter Scott. Tweedbank has a pond known as Gunknowe Loch, a small shop, and a railway station.