Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 4½ miles east of Old Water.

Maxwelltown

Suburb

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Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 5 miles east of Old Water.

Dumfries

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Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.

Old Water

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Old Cluden”, “Old Cluden Water”, and “Old Water of Cluden”
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.08333° or 55° 5′ north

Longitude

-3.75° or 3° 45′ west

Elevation

249 feet (76 metres)

Open location code

9C7R37M2+82

GeoNames ID

2640984

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