- Solway-Frith
Solway-Frith (Solwäh-Frish), tief einschneidender Meerbusen zwischen England und Schottland, nimmt die Flüsse Eden, Esk, Annan und Nith auf.
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Solway-Frith
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Solway-Frith — (spr. Soluehfrish), Meerbusen des Irischen Meeres, an den Grenzen von Schottland u. England, zwischen Cap Burrow im Norden u. Cap Bees im Süden; nimmt die Flüsse Eden, Esk, Annan (schiffbar u. lachsreich) u. Nith auf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Kirkcudbright — 1) KIRKCUDBRIGHT, a royal burgh and a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, of which it is the capital, 28 miles (S. W. by W.) from Dumfries, and 100 (S. W.) from Edinburgh; containing 3526 inhabitants, of whom 2692 are in the burgh. This … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Dumfries-Shire — DUMFRIES SHIRE, a county in the south of Scotland, bounded on the north by the counties of Lanark, Peebles, and Selkirk, on the east by Roxburghshire and part of the English county of Cumberland, on the south by the Solway Frith, and on the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Graitney — GRAITNEY, vulgarly called Gretna, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 9½ miles (N. by W.) from Carlisle, and 309 (N. W. by N.) from London; containing, with the village of Springfield, 1761 inhabitants. The derivation of the name of this… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Colvend and Southwick — COLVEND and SOUTHWICK, a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright; containing 1495 inhabitants, of whom 875 are in Colvend, 18 miles (E.) from Dumfries. The former of these places is supposed to have derived its name from John de Culwen, its… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Rerwick — RERWICK, a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 6½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Kirkcudbright; containing, with the villages of Auchincairn and Dundrennan, 1692 inhabitants, of whom 1117 are in the rural districts of the parish. This place,… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Caerlaverock — CAERLAVEROCK, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 5 miles (S. S. E.) from Dumfries; containing, with Sherrington, Bankhead, Glencaple Quay, and Blackshaws, 1297 inhabitants. Different opinions exist in regard to the derivation of the name of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Cumberland [1] — Cumberland (spr. Kömberländ), 1) (Herzogthum C.), nordwestlichste Grafschaft Englands, 83,27 QM., grenzt im Norden an die schottische Grafschaft Dumfries, im Osten an die englischen Grafschaften Northumberland u. Durham, im Süden an Westmoreland… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Dornock — DORNOCK, a parish, in the county of Dumfries; including the village of Lowthertown, and containing 847 inhabitants, of whom 203 are in the village, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Annan. The name of this place is usually derived from the Celtic words… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Dumfries — DUMFRIES, a royal burgh, county town, port, and the seat of a presbytery and synod, in the county of Dumfries; comprising the parishes of St. Michael and New Church, with the villages of Georgetown, Locharbriggs, Lochthorn, and part of Kelton; … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
