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Galashiels

Galashiels
Town
Bank Street Gardens in Galashiels, 2011
Galashiels is located in Scottish Borders
Galashiels
Galashiels
Location within the Scottish Borders
Population10,060 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNT495365
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGalashiels
Postcode districtTD1
Dialling code01896
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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UK
Scotland
55°37′10″N 2°48′12″W / 55.6194°N 2.8033°W / 55.6194; -2.8033

Galashiels (/ˌɡæləˈʃiːəlz/; Scots: Gallae,[2] Scottish Gaelic: An Geal Àth)[3] is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Its name is often colloquially shortened to "Gala".[4] The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive history in the textile industry. Galashiels is the location of Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design.[5]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Scots Language - Names in Scots - Places in Scotland".
  3. ^ "An Stòr-dàta Briathrachais". smo.uhi.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Galashiels and District - Overview of Population, Deprivation, Unemployment and Schools" (PDF). Scottish Borders Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ Borders College, About our College, accessed 10 November 2018

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