Wigtown

Wigtown is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in , . Historically part of , of which it is the county town, it lies east of and south of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 900 residents
  • Description: town famous for books in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Baile na h-Ùige” and “Wigton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sacred Heart Church and Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown.

Church
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
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Archaeological site
was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the , south of Wigtown in , Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigtown Harbour and Creetown.

Locality
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or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in , , following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church.

Town
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is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the council area in south-west . Its population is about 750 people. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Wigtown.

Village
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is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in , Scotland, on the Burn, just outside . is situated 5 miles north of Wigtown.

Wigtown

Latitude
54.8687° or 54° 52′ 7″ north
Longitude
-4.44157° or 4° 26′ 30″ west
Population
900
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WIG
Open location code
9C6QVH95+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31173377
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2633932
Wiki­data ID
Q1017196
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wigtown” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wigtown”
  • Basque: “Wigtown”
  • Breton: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Catalan: “Wigtown”
  • Cebuano: “Wigtown”
  • Chinese: “威格敦”
  • Cornish: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Dutch: “Wigtown”
  • Esperanto: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • French: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • French: “Wigtown”
  • German: “Wigtown”
  • Irish: “Baile na h-Úige”
  • Irish: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Irish: “Wigtown”
  • Italian: “Wigtown”
  • Japanese: “ウィグタウン”
  • Latvian: “Vigtauna”
  • Manx: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Persian: “ویگتاون”
  • Polish: “Wigtown”
  • Russian: “Уигтаун”
  • Scots: “Wigtoun”
  • Scots: “Wigtown”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Wigtown”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wigtown”
  • Spanish: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Spanish: “Wigtown”
  • Swedish: “Wigtown”
  • Urdu: “وگ ٹاؤن”
  • Welsh: “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • Welsh: “Wigtown”
  • “Baile na h-Ùige”
  • “Wigtown”
  • “Wigtown - Baile na h-Ùige”

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