Bonchester Bridge
Coordinates: 55°24′00″N 2°39′19″W / 55.3999°N 2.6552°W
Bonchester Bridge (Scots Binster Brig) is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, lying on the Rule Water, 6 miles away from the busy market town of Hawick. Bonchester Bridge is also home to Hobkirk Primary School.
Bonchester Hill rises to 322m (1059 feet) and is topped by a hill fort.
In 2010 the Bonchester Bridge community formed Bonchester Brass, the village brass band, to serve its annual civic, religious and historical events.
Famous Sons of Bonchester
- Steve Hislop Eleven times winner of the Isle of Man TT; winner of British Superbike championship in 1995 and 2002
See also
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonchester Bridge. |
- RCAHMS: Earthworks at Bonchester Hill
- RCAHMS. "Bonchester Bridge (55312)". Canmore.
- SCRAN Images of Bonchester Bridge
- Red squirrels in the Scottish Borders
- IMAGES Wild about Britain
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.