Selkirk, Scottish Borders

Selkirk
Town and former royal burgh
Selkirk town centre, showing the town house and the statue of Sir Walter Scott
Selkirk is located in Scottish Borders
Selkirk
Selkirk
Location within the Scottish Borders
Population4,540 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT471288
• Edinburgh31 mi (50 km)
• London301 mi (484 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSELKIRK
Postcode districtTD7
Dialling code01750
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°33′00″N 2°50′24″W / 55.550°N 2.84002°W / 55.550; -2.84002

Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed. The people of the town are known as Souters, which means cobblers (shoe makers and menders). At the time of the 2011 census, Selkirk's population was 5,784.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Scotland Census 2011".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Selkirk General Community Profile 2014, p3