Wigtown
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thumb|Wigtown Wigtown ( (both used locally); ) is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. It is known as "Scotland's National Book Town" with a high concentration of second-hand book shops and an annual book festival.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Wigtown
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Baile na h-Ùige
- UK place.scots_name
- Wigtoun
- UK place.static_image
- Wigtown County Buildings.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Wigtown County Buildings, formerly the seat of Wigtownshire County Council
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NX435555
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Wigtownshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Galloway and West Dumfries
- UK place.post_town
- NEWTON STEWART
- UK place.postcode_district
- DG8
- UK place.postcode_area
- DG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01988
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Wigtown
- Population
- 870
- Image
- Baile na h-Uige 775281.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wigtown
- OS grid reference
- NX435555
- P12749
- Richard von Berendt
- native label
- Wigtown
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Name origins
- Neolithic Age
- Early history
- Wigtown Martyrs
- Later history
- Recent history
- Education
- Churches
- Landmarks and culture
- Events
- Bookshops
- In popular culture
- Notable people
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
thumb|Wigtown Wigtown ( (both used locally); ) is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. It is known as "Scotland's National Book Town" with a high concentration of second-hand book shops and an annual book festival.
Wigtown is part of the Machars peninsula.
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