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 List of places in Midlothian List of places in Scotland
References
External links
RCAHMS record for Borthwick, sometimes known as Locherworth parish SCRAN images: Borthwick GENUKI Genealogy: Borthwick The Coal Authority website / coal mining search Borthwick Castle website Borthwick and District Pipe Band