Dumfries

Also known as Dunfries

Dumfries (Scots: ; from ) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Dumfries
UK place.type: Town and administrative centre
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.static_image_name: River Nith at Whitesands, Dumfries - geograph.org.uk - 4699477.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 280px
UK place.static_image_caption: Skyline of Dumfries Town Centre, with the River Nith in the foreground
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.population_demonym: Doonhamer
UK place.os_grid_reference: NX976762
UK place.london_distance_mi: 285
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi: 63
UK place.post_town

Article

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Early history
Medieval period
Eighteenth century
20th century and beyond
Demography
Population
Religion
Education
Healthcare
Geography and climate
Locality
Weather and climate trends
Governance and politics
Royal Burgh status (1186)
Political expansion
Political representation
Economy
Culture
Museums, parks and libraries
Theatre, cinema and media
Concert and event venues
Architectural geology
Visual arts and festivals
Sport
Freedom of Dumfries
Transport
Notable people
Places of the same name
Canada
United States
Other
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

Before becoming King of Scots, Robert the Bruce killed his rival John Comyn III of Badenoch at Greyfriars Kirk in the town in 1306. The Young Pretender had his headquarters here towards the end of 1745. In World War II, the Norwegian armed forces in exile in Britain largely consisted of a brigade in Dumfries.