Newtown St Boswells
Newtown St Boswells
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Old Station Court, formerly the location of St. Boswells railway station | |
Location within the Scottish Borders | |
| Area | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,470 (2020) |
| • Density | 1,073/km2 (2,780/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NT576316 |
| • Edinburgh | 33 mi (53 km) NW |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MELROSE |
| Postcode district | TD6 |
| Dialling code | 01835 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Newtown St Boswells (Scots: Newtoon; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Bhoisil [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, 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.