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The DG postcode area, also known as the Dumfries and Galloway postcode area, [2] is a group of fifteen postcode districts in south-west Scotland, within fourteen post towns. These cover most of Dumfries and Galloway, including Dumfries , Annan , Canonbie , Castle Douglas , Dalbeattie , Gretna , Kirkcudbright , Langholm , Lockerbie , Moffat ...
Dumfries (/ d ʌ m ˈ f r iː s / ⓘ dum-FREESS; Scots: Dumfries; from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris [ˌt̪un ˈfɾʲiʃ]) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border.
Locharbriggs is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It is located near the Lochar Water, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north-northeast of the town of Dumfries.It was one of several villages that stood on the edge of the Lochar Moss which was largely reclaimed in the 19th century.
Heathhall is a suburb of Dumfries, in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is to the north of Dumfries and just south of Locharbriggs. It was an airfield for the duration of the Second World War. It lies along the A701 road, which starts at a roundabout along the A75. It has one primary school, which also has a nursery. [1]
Ecclefechan is part of the South Scotland region in the Scottish Parliament, being in the constituency of Dumfriesshire. Oliver Mundell of the Conservatives is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). Before Brexit for the European Parliament its residents voted to elect Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the Scotland constituency.
Scotland 54°48′43″N 4°08′02″W / 54.812°N 4.134°W / 54.812; Borgue (pronounced /ˈbɔrɡ/ ; Scottish Gaelic : Borgh ) is a village and parish in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland.
Sanquhar / ˈ s æ ŋ k ər / (Scots: Sanchar, [2] Scottish Gaelic: Seanchair [3]) is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world.
Ae (pronounced / eɪ /) is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. [1] The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre (61 km 2 ) human-made conifer forest , and is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Dumfries .