SANQUHAR
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SANQUHAR is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, known for its historic knitting tradition and one of the world’s oldest working post offices.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanquhar | 0 |
| Sanquhar Post Office | 0 |
| Sanquhar knitting | 0 |
| Sanquhar Castle | 0 |
| Sanquhar Parish Church | 0 |
| Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum | 0 |
| Sanquhar railway station | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
church ⓘ museum ⓘ post office ⓘ railway station ⓘ settlement ⓘ textile tradition ⓘ town ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| governedBy | Dumfries and Galloway Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
hand knitting
ⓘ
patterned gloves ⓘ |
| hasDialingCode | 01659 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | Sanquhar Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCounty | Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParishChurch | Sanquhar Parish Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeDistrict | DG4 ⓘ |
| hasPostOffice | Sanquhar Post Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Sanquhar railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sanquhar knitting patterns
ⓘ
black and white geometric patterns ⓘ historic knitting tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dumfries and Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nithsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Uplands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Dumfries and Galloway Council Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kirkconnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Cumnock NERFINISHED ⓘ Thornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Nith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the oldest continuously operating post offices in the world ⓘ |
| onRailwayLine | Glasgow South Western Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| representedInParliament | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInScottishParliament | Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | British Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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