Wigtown
Wigtown is a town in the south west of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, south of Newton Stewart and east of Stranraer. It was made a royal burgh in 1469. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It is known as Scotland's "Book Town" and compared to Hay-on-Wye in Wales for the same reason. There is a significant difference from Hay-on-Wye: Wigtown's status as a book town was planned, in order to regenerate a very depressed town (the main employers, the dairy and distillery, having closed in the 1990s). There was a national search (in Scotland) for a candidate town. Wigtown now has over 20 book-related businesses including bookshops and publishers. The demand for bookshops has exceeded supply of typical premises, leading to bookshops in surrounding villages, in industrial units, and in people's homes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The actor James Robertson Justice was born at Wigtown on June 15, 1905. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ From 1975 Wigtown gave its name to a local government district in ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ From 1996 the area was included in the Dumfries and Galloway unitary area. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (See: Subdivisions of Scotland.) The name is retained as a Lieutenancy Area. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wigtown is not to be confused with the north west English town of Wigton. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology).... Dumfries and Galloway: Dumfries and Galloway (D?n Phris agus Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. To the north it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England. It lies to the north of t... Newton Stewart: Newton Stewart is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway (the traditional county of Wigtownshire), Scotland, on the River Cree. The town lies on the southern edge of the Galloway Forest Park, and is a base for walkers, some of whom use its youth hostel.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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~ Related Subjects ~Dumfries and Galloway (4) - Scotland (4) - Burgh (2) - Borders (1) - South Lanarkshire (1) - England (1) - Cumbria (1) - South Ayrshire (1) - Gaelic (1) - East Ayrshire (1) - British Isles (terminology) (1) - Galloway Forest Park (1) - River Cree (1) - Youth hostel (1) - Walkers (1) -~ Community ~
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