Johnstonebridge
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 13 ′ N , 3 ° 25 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | LOCKERBIE | ||
| ZIP code section | DG11 | ||
| prefix | 01576 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dumfriesshire | ||
Johnstonebridge is a village in the Scottish Council Area Dumfries and Galloway or the traditional county of Dumfriesshire . It is located around nine kilometers north-north-west of Lockerbie and south-south-west of Beattock on the left bank of the Annan .
history
In the early 18th century, the lands of Raehills north of Johnstonebridge were owned by William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale . Within the Clan Johnstone , from which the name of the village is derived, the lands were inherited. George Vanden-Bempde, 3rd Marquess of Annandale had the manor Raehills House built there in 1786 . The Johnstone Parish Church was built back in the 1730s and expanded in 1819. In 1881 the bridge over the Annan was built according to a design by Thomas Telford , which also contributed to the name of the town. The Old Tollbar Cottage comes from the same construction phase .
In the course of the 1961 census survey, 67 people were counted in Johnstonebridge.
traffic
Johnstonebridge is connected to the trunk road network via the A74 (M) coming from Glasgow and passing the town to the east .
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
