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Nithsdale, the western one of the 3 divisions of Dumfriesshire drained by the river Nith; was anciently called Stranith or Strathnith, and gave the title of earl (1620-1716) to the family of Maxwell.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "division of Dumfriesshire" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dumfries Shire County |
| Place names: | NITHSDALE | STRANITH | STRATHNITH |
| Place: | Nithsdale |
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