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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dryfesdale like this:
Dryfesdale (popularly Drysdale), par., Dumfries-shire, 10,231 ac., pop. 2971; contains the town of Lockerbie, 25¾ miles NW. of Carlisle and 75¼ miles SW. of Edinburgh.
Dryfesdale 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 Dryfesdale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dryfesdale, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16889
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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