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Stirches is an area of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, mostly consisting of ex-council housing built in 1973. [1] It is often considered to be one of the more desirable housing schemes in the town.

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References

  1. "A Hawick Word Book, by Douglas Scott" (PDF).

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