LANGHOLM

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LANGHOLM is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, known historically for its textile industry and scenic location in the Esk Valley.

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LANGHOLM canonical 2

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instanceOf town
administrativeAuthority Dumfries and Galloway Council NERFINISHED
conservationProject Langholm Moor Demonstration Project NERFINISHED
country Scotland
United Kingdom
dialCode 013873
distanceTo approximately 20 miles east of Dumfries
approximately 8 miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border
governingBody Langholm Community Council NERFINISHED
hasCulturalEvent Langholm Common Riding NERFINISHED
Langholm Music and Arts events at the Buccleuch Centre
hasEducationalInstitution Langholm Academy NERFINISHED
Langholm Primary School NERFINISHED
hasLandmark Buccleuch Centre NERFINISHED
Langholm Bridge NERFINISHED
Langholm Parish Church NERFINISHED
War Memorial on Whita Hill NERFINISHED
Whita Hill NERFINISHED
hasNickname Muckle Toon NERFINISHED
hasNotablePerson Hugh MacDiarmid (Scottish poet, born near Langholm) NERFINISHED
Neil Armstrong (first person on the Moon, made Freeman of Langholm) NERFINISHED
Thomas Telford (engineer, apprenticed in Langholm as a stonemason) NERFINISHED
hasRecreationArea Langholm Moor NERFINISHED
hasRiver Ewes Water NERFINISHED
River Esk NERFINISHED
Wauchope Water NERFINISHED
hasSportsClub Langholm Cricket Club NERFINISHED
Langholm Rugby Football Club NERFINISHED
historicalAffiliation Burgh of Langholm NERFINISHED
historicalIndustry hosiery
textile industry
tweed production
woollen mills
knownFor scenic location
textile industry
latitude approximately 55.151° N
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED
Esk Valley NERFINISHED
southern Scotland NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver River Esk NERFINISHED
longitude approximately 2.998° W
postalTown LANGHOLM NERFINISHED
postcodeDistrict DG13
region Scottish Borders (historical) NERFINISHED
traditionalCounty Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED
transport A7 road NERFINISHED
bus services to Carlisle and Edinburgh (historically and/or currently)

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Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland hasPostTown LANGHOLM
subject surface form: Langholm
Langholm hasPostTown LANGHOLM