Eaglesfield
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 3 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 691 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | LOCKERBIE | ||
| ZIP code section | DG11 | ||
| prefix | 01461 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dumfriesshire | ||
Eaglesfield is a street village in the Scottish council area Dumfries and Galloway or the traditional county of Dumfriesshire . It is located about eight kilometers northeast of Annan and eleven kilometers southeast of Lockerbie near the right bank of Kirtle Water . The surrounding towns include Kirtlebridge and Ecclefechan . As part of the 2011 census survey, Eaglesfield had 691 residents.
Northeast of Eagle Field was in 1734 William Maxwell, 2nd Baronet the mansion Springkell House built.
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Eaglesfield runs along the B722 coming from Annan. The A74 (M) ( Glasgow - Gretna Green ) passes directly south and connects Eaglesfield to the trunk road network. With the opening of Kirtlebridge station in October 1869, a station was created nearby along the main line of the Caledonian Railway . While the line continues to operate, the station was closed in the spring of 1955.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information on Springkell House
- ↑ Information on Kirtlebridge Railway Station
- ^ Eaglesfield in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882-1885.
