In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ewes like this:

Ewes, pastoral par., E. Dumfries-shire, 24,941 ac., pop. 337; the church stands on Ewes Water, 4 miles N. of Langholm.

Ewes through time

Ewes 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 Ewes itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ewes, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17179

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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