In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hawick like this:

HAWICK, a township in Kirkharle parish, Northumberland; near the river Wansbeck, 7½ miles E of Bellingham. Acres, 1, 150. Pop., 6. House, 1.

Hawick through time

Hawick is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hawick itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hawick in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9243

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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