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Wick
Wick is a town as well as royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The community straddles the River Wick as well as 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 created on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society throughout the 19th century, was officially combined into the burgh in 1902. The town is on the main road (the A99-- A9 roadway) connecting John o' Groats with southerly Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick train station with southern Scotland and also with Thurso, the various other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport terminal gets on Wick's northern outskirts. The airport has 2 useful runways. A third is derelict. The main offices of The John O'Groat Journal and also The Caithness Messenger lie in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Collection and regional workplaces of the Highland Council. Wick Constable Court is just one of 16 constable courts serving the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and also Islands.