Dumfries
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dumfries is a former royal burgh and town within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. Its name means either fort or ridge of the thicket.
Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. It has a population of 49,883. This makes Dumfries one of the largest non-city areas in Scotland.
Its nickname is Queen of the South, which is also the name of its local football team Queen of the South F.C..