Selkirk

Selkirk is a market town in the , with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.
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  • Type: Town with 5,780 residents
  • Description: town in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Selkirk, Scottish Borders”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Haining Loch and Victoria Halls.

Lake
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake.

Town hall
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town hall.

Museum
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindean and Boleside.

Village
is a village north of Selkirk and the Ettrick…

Hamlet
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is a village in the area of , on the B7060, south of . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Selkirk.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village on the , in the area of . is situated 4 miles south of Selkirk.

Selkirk

Latitude
55.5471° or 55° 32′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.8415° or 2° 50′ 30″ west
Population
5,780
Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB SKK
Open location code
9C7VG5W5+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 63728559
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2638229
Wiki­data ID
Q772507
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Selkirk” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Selkirk”
  • Basque: “Selkirk”
  • Cebuano: “Selkirk”
  • Chinese: “塞尔扣克”
  • Chinese: “塞爾扣克”
  • Dutch: “Selkirk”
  • French: “Selkirk”
  • German: “Selkirk”
  • Hebrew: “סלקירק”
  • Irish: “Salcraig”
  • Italian: “Selkirk”
  • Japanese: “セルカーク”
  • Korean: “셀커크”
  • Latvian: “Selkērka”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Selecirice”
  • Polish: “Selkirk”
  • Russian: “Селкерк”
  • Scots: “Selkirk”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Salcraig”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Selkirk, Škotska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Selkirk”
  • Slovenian: “Selkirk”
  • Spanish: “Selkirk”
  • Swedish: “Selkirk”
  • Ukrainian: “Селкірк”
  • Welsh: “Selkirk”
  • Yue Chinese: “西谷”
  • “Selkirk”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Old Kirk and Bannerfield.

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