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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Colvend like this:
Colvend, coast par. and hamlet, SE. Kirkcudbrightshire, 5¼ miles SE. of Dalbeattie and 14½ miles SW. of Dumfries, 18,666 ac., pop. 1281; P.O.
Colvend is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Colvend itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Colvend, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16531
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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