Burnfoot, Roberton, Scottish Borders

Burnfoot is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

in the Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...

area of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, close to Roberton

Roberton, Scottish Borders

Roberton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B711 and near to the A7, five miles from Hawick, 22 miles from Galashiels, and 23 miles from Langholm...

, by the Borthwick Water

Borthwick Water

The Borthwick Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot....

. The nearest town is Hawick

Hawick

Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...

to the east, and other places nearby include the Alemoor Loch

Alemoor Loch

Alemoor Loch is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the Ale Water, west of Hawick. The loch is approximately long, and is divided in two by a causeway which carries the B711 road....

, Branxholme

Branxholme

Branxholme is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, overlooking the River Teviot, three miles southwest of Hawick, on the A7 road to Langholm....

, Broadhaugh

Broadhaugh

Broadhaugh is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Teviothead, in former Roxburghshire.-Sources:*Williamson, May G. , unpublished PhD thesis. University of Edinburgh.-External links:**...

, the Craik Forest

Craik Forest

Craik Forest is a forest near Hawick in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and managed by the Forestry Commission.-See also:*Craik, Scottish Borders*Ettrick Forest*Wauchope Forest*List of forests in the United Kingdom...

. The meaning of Burnfoot is "Place at the foot of the burn".

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