Wick
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 Looking down-river towards the Bridge of Wick | |
  Wick Location within the Highland council area | |
| Area | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,870 (2022)[2] |
| • Density | 1,974/km2 (5,110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | ND365505 |
| • Edinburgh | 172 mi (277 km) |
| • London | 493 mi (793 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WICK |
| Postcode district | KW1 |
| Dialling code | 01955 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Wick (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige [ˈinivɪɾʲˈuːkʲə]; Scots: Week[3]) is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. "Wick Locality" had a population of 6,954 at the time of the 2011 census, a decrease of 3.8% from 2001.[4][5]
Pulteneytown, which was developed on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society during the 19th century,[6] was officially merged into the burgh in 1902.
Elzy was described as on the coast a couple of miles east of Wick in 1836.[7]
The town is on the main road (the A99–A9 road[8]) linking John o' Groats with southern Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick railway station with southern Scotland and with Thurso, the other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport is on Wick's northern outskirts and serves as a base for private helicopter flights to offshore wind and oil projects, as well as scheduled commercial flights to Aberdeen.
The main offices of The John O'Groat Journal and The Caithness Courier are located in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Library and local offices of the Highland Council. Wick Sheriff Court is one of 16 sheriff courts serving the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands.
- ^ Wick boundaries those of the Highland Council ward and Caithness boundaries those of the Highland Council wards management area
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Eagle, Andy. "The Online Scots Dictionary". Scots Online.
- ^ "POPULATION CHANGE IN CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND 2001 TO 2011", The Highland Council. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland map showing boundaries of Wick Locality, accessed 12 March 2010 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jean Dunlop The British Fisheries Society 1786–1893 (Edinburgh,1978) p. 154
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
groatwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Scothighlands – Drive from Inverness to John O'Groats". www.scothighlands.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.