In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Westerkirk like this:
Westerkirk, par., Dumfriesshire, on river Esk, 26,992 ac., pop. 478; the church is 6 miles NW. of Langholm. Thomas Telford (1757-1834), the celebrated engineer, was a native.
Westerkirk through time
Westerkirk is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westerkirk itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westerkirk, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16676
Date accessed: 04th May 2024
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