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Applegarthtown

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Also known as Applegarth, Dumfries and Galloway, Applegarth Town

Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Locality
Lochmaben
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
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Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is west of Lockerbie. The name is derived from the Old Norse and means "apple-yard" or "orchard". Edward I of England offered oblation at a chapel in the parish in 1300 on his way to Caerlaverock.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Applegarthtown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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