Creetown

Creetown 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 650 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ferrytown of Cree”, “Port Aiseig a‘ Chrìch”, and “Port na Crìche”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gem Rock Museum.

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palnure and 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 3 miles northwest of Creetown.

Town
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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 . is situated 3½ miles southwest of Creetown.

Locality
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or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of and its hinterland in , , following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Creetown.

Creetown

Latitude
54.90148° or 54° 54′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.37919° or 4° 22′ 45″ west
Population
650
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C6QWJ2C+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31166586
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2652022
Wiki­data ID
Q1010008
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Creetown” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Creetown”
  • Basque: “Creetown”
  • Breton: “Port na Crìche”
  • Cebuano: “Creetown”
  • Dutch: “Creetown”
  • French: “Creetown”
  • Irish: “Port Aiseig a‘ Chrìch”
  • Irish: “Port Aiseig a’ Chrìch”
  • Irish: “Port na Crìche”
  • Italian: “Creetown”
  • Japanese: “クリータウン”
  • Persian: “کریتاون”
  • Scots: “Creetoun”
  • Scots: “Ferrytoun o Cree”
  • Scots: “Ferrytown of Cree”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Creetown”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Aiseig a‘ Chrìch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Aiseig a’ Chrìch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Chrìch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port na Crìche”
  • Spanish: “Creetown”
  • Swedish: “Creetown”
  • Urdu: “کری ٹاؤن”
  • Welsh: “Creetown”
  • Welsh: “Port na Crìche”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Creetown Post Office and Kirkmabreck Parish Church.

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