Boleside

Boleside is a village in the area of , on the B7060, south of . It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenmayne House, Galashiels and Netherdale.

Building
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is a building.

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is a sports complex in , , consisting of two adjacent stadiums used for rugby union and football. The rugby ground is the home of Gala RFC and was formerly used by the professional Border Reivers team.

Railway station
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Galashiels is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between and . The station, situated 33 miles 22 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of in , Scotland. is situated 2 miles north of Boleside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindean and Tweedbank.

Village
is a village north of and the Ettrick Water, in the area of . In 1590 the parishioners of had permission to rebuild their church on the north side of the Tweed, at the west end of Boleside, nearer to their houses, and a coble boat was to be provided to ferry the dead over the Tweed if required.

Village
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is a town south-east of in the . It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of at the latest census is 2,101. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Boleside.

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is a town in the , 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.

Boleside

Latitude
55.59127° or 55° 35′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.80096° or 2° 48′ 3″ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Open location code
9C7VH5RX+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2542915243
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13277453
Wiki­data ID
Q4939193
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Boleside” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Boleside”
  • Dutch: “Boleside”
  • French: “Boleside”
  • Urdu: “بول سائیڈ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Faldonside Stables and Faldonside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dryburn Plantation and Touting Birks Hill.

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