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| • | Wick is an estuary town in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main highway (the A99-A9 road) linking John O Groats with southern Britain. The town is a royal burgh and the traditional county town of Caithness. The population of the town is about 9000 people.
The burgh boundaries have included Pulteneytown since 1902. Pulteneytown was developed on the south side of Wick River by the British Fisheries Society during the 19th century herring boom. Wick now straddles the river and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. Wick Harbour is on the Pulteneytown side of the river.
A railway links Wick with southern Britain and with Thurso, the only other burgh in Caithness, and Wick Airport is on the town's northern outskirts. The airport has three runways and offers flights across the country.
Wick is within the parish of Wick and the parish has that of Latheron to the south, those of Watten and Bower to the west, and that of Canisbay to the north. The eastern boundary of the parish is Moray Firth coastline.
The main offices of The John O Groat Journal and The Caithness Courier are located in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), Wick Library and area offices of Highland Council. Wick Sheriff Court hears cases arising in Caithness and Sutherland.
Wick's history stretches back, at least, to the era of Norse Orcadian rule in Caithness, which ended, conclusively, in 1266. The name Wick appears to be from a Norse word meaning bay. The Castle of Old Wick is on the coast about one kilometre south of the town.
Wick Academy play in the Highland Football League.
Source: [wikipedia: wick, highland]
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