Langholm

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Langholm is a small town in the Scottish Borders known historically for its textile industry and scenic position in the valley of the River Esk.

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Langholm canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
country Scotland
distanceToCarlisle approximately 19 miles
distanceToEdinburgh approximately 73 miles
hasAnnualEvent Langholm Common Riding
hasCulturalAssociation Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser
hasDialCode 013873
hasFootballGround Milntown
hasIndustry hosiery
textiles
tweed production
hasMuseum Langholm Parish Church Museum of Border Life
hasNearbyEstate Buccleuch
surface form: Buccleuch Estates
hasNearbyNatureReserve Langholm Moor
hasNotableHill Meikleholm Hill
Potholm Hill
Warblaw
Whita Hill
hasNotableResident Hugh MacDiarmid
Neil Armstrong (honorary freeman)
Thomas Telford
hasPostcodeDistrict DG13
hasPostTown LANGHOLM
hasPrimarySchool Langholm Primary School
hasRiver Ewes Water
Wauchope Water
hasRugbyGround Milntown
hasSecondarySchool Langholm Academy
hasSportsClub Langholm Cricket Club
Langholm RFC
historicalCounty Dumfriesshire
knownFor scenic landscape
surrounding hills
textile industry
lieutenancyArea Dumfries
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
River Esk
surface form: River Esk valley

Scottish Borders
United Kingdom
locatedOnRiver River Esk
locatedOnRoad A7 road NERFINISHED
nickname Muckle Toon
OSGridReference NY365845
parliamentaryConstituency Dumfriesshire
surface form: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
region Southern Uplands
twinTown Langholm, North Dakota
unitaryAuthority Dumfries and Galloway

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southern Scotland hasSettlement Langholm
subject surface form: Southern Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway council area containsTown Langholm
subject surface form: Dumfries and Galloway
Langholm Academy locatedIn Langholm
Eskdale hasSettlement Langholm
Arkinholm locatedNear Langholm
Battle of Arkinholme near Langholm
Canonbie hasNearbySettlement Langholm
Common Ridings practicedIn Langholm