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Ecclefechan, vil. with ry. sta., Hoddom par., Dumfries, 5¾ m. SE. of Lockerbie, 20 NW. of Carlisle, and 81 SW. of Edinburgh, pop. 768; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the birthplace and burial-place of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Hoddom ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
Place: | Ecclefechan |
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