Wick
Wick is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. Wick Locality had a population of 6,954 at the time of the 2011 census, a decline of 3.8% from 2001. Pulteneytown, which was developed on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society during the 19th century, was officially combined into the burgh in 1902. The community gets on the main road (the A99-- A9 roadway) connecting John o' Groats with southerly Britain. The Far North train line links Wick railway station with southern Scotland as well as with Thurso, the various other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport gets on Wick's north outskirts. The airport has two useful runways. A 3rd is derelict. The main offices of The John O'Groat Journal as well as The Caithness Courier lie in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Library as well as local workplaces of the Highland Council. Wick Constable Court is just one of 16 constable courts serving the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands.