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OS grid reference
  
NT388243

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
TD7

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:54 PM

Council area
  
Country
  
Post town
  
SELKIRK

Police
  
Dialling code
  
01750

Ettrickbridge

Weather
  
10°C, Wind W at 34 km/h, 66% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
UK parliament constituency
  
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Lieutenancy areas
  

Ettrickbridge is a village situated in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, 7 miles (11 km) from the nearby town of Selkirk.

Map of Ettrickbridge, Selkirk, UK

It sits on the B7009 road, which follows the Ettrick Water south-west from Selkirk, along the Ettrick Valley as far as Tushielaw (OS grid reference NT305184).

There have been settlements in the area for over a century, but in recent years the population has increased steadily, with new houses being built every year.

Known as Kirkhope until the late 1700s, the erection of the bridge spanning the gap between cliffs either side of the river at the entrance to the village brought about the name 'Ettrickbridge'.

Kirkhope Tower is a Scottish Pele located a mile north west of the village, near the site of the old chapel or kirk of Kirkhope.

The village is home to Kirkhope Primary School, from where pupils advance to Selkirk High School. Other amenities include a pub (The Cross Keys Inn), a village hall (Kirkhope Hall), football field, tennis court and small children's playground. Until 2006 there was a small Post Office, now closed. Kirkhope kirk in the village was built in 1841.

References

Ettrickbridge Wikipedia


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