Kirkcudbright
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Kirkcudbright (/kɜːrˈkuːbri/ kur-KOO-bree; Scots: Kirkcoubrie; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Chùithbeirt) is a town, parish and a royal burgh from 1455 in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
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Kirkcudbright
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Aerial view of Kirkcudbright and the River Dee | |
Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
Population | 3,350 (2020)[2] |
OS grid reference | NX685505 |
• Edinburgh | 84 mi (135 km) |
• London | 282 mi (454 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRKCUDBRIGHT |
Postcode district | DG6 |
Dialling code | 01557 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
54.832°N 4.048°W / 54.832; -4.048 |
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The town lies southwest of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie at the mouth of the River Dee, around four miles (six kilometres) from the Irish Sea.