Caddonfoot

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Caddonfoot
Gaelic: Bun Chadain
Selkirkshire
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Caddonfoot Kirk
Location
Grid reference: NT4476634980
Location: 55°36’19"N, 2°52’36"W
Data
Post town: Galashiels
Postcode: TD1
Dialling code: 01896
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders

Caddonfoot is a village and parish on the River Tweed, in Selkirkshire. It is situated on the A707 west of Galashiels. The village itself is at the mouth of the Caddon Water. The surrounding parishes are Stow (in Midlothian) to the north; Melrose (in Roxburghshire) to the north-east; Galashiels to the south-east; Selkirk to the south; Yarrow to the south-west; Traquair (in Peeblesshire) to the west; and Innerleithen to the north-west. The parish was carved out of the ancient parishes of Stow, Galashiels, Yarrow and Selkirk which all meet at the Tweed.

As well as the village of Caddonfoot, the parish also encompasses Clovenfords, on the A72 trunk road between Galashiels and Innerleithin.

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