Locharbriggs
Locharbriggs is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near the Lochar Water, 2.7 miles 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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Locharbriggs Quarries and Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.
Dumfries railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Dumfries.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Torthorwald
Village
Locharbriggs
- Type: Suburb with 5,960 residents
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.10464° or 55° 6′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.58383° or 3° 35′ 2″ west
Population
5,960
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Open location code
9C7R4C38+VF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Locharbriggs” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Locharbriggs”
- Bulgarian: “Лочарбригс”
- Cebuano: “Locharbriggs”
- Dutch: “Locharbriggs”
- French: “Locharbriggs”
- Japanese: “ロチャーブリッグス”
- Polish: “Locharbriggs”
- Scots: “Locharbriggs”
- Spanish: “Locharbriggs”
- Swedish: “Locharbriggs”
- Urdu: “لوکر بریگز”
- Welsh: “Locharbriggs”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Heathhall and Tinwald.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Locharbriggs Community Centre and Locharbriggs Post Office.
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