Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton.[ Gazetteer of Scotland, publ. by W & AK Johnston, Edinburgh, 1937. Article on Borthwick. Places are presented alphabetically.][ Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, Topographical, Statistical and Commercial, ed. by J.G. Bartholomew, publ. George Newnes, London, 1904. Article on Borthwick.] Nearby is Newtongrange in the parish of Newbattle.[ Gazetteer of Scotland, 2nd edition, by W. Groome, publ. 1896. Article on Newtongrange.]
The civil parish has an area of 9375 acres [ and a population of 2,841 (in 2011).][Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930.]
Notable residents
Very Rev Thomas Turnbull was minister of the parish from 1734 to 1786.
Borthwick was the birthplace of the historian William Robertson.
See also
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List of places in Midlothian
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List of places in Scotland
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Patrick Simson
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